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| 4s | good afternoon everybody and welcome |
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| 6s | back to another last Epoch Dev stream as |
| 9s | always |
| 11s | I'm your host Mike but I have a special |
| 13s | guest with me today everybody please |
| 15s | give a warm welcome to |
| 17s | Aaron action RPG piano you're on the air |
| 21s | hello hello |
| 26s | can people hear Aaron in |
| 28s | on Twitch land |
| 30s | it's me |
| 34s | awesome fantastic to have you with us |
| 38s | oh this is gonna be fun all right add me |
| 42s | to party all right let me do it |
| 46s | we've got questions we've got teasers |
| 49s | it's gonna be a good time gonna be a |
| 52s | good time |
| 54s | yes but he looks like he needs sugar so |
| 58s | Mike my wife has me on a strict diet |
| 60s | right now so |
| 63s | um |
| 64s | I've lost five pounds in like six days |
| 66s | that's great |
| 68s | that's what I'm saying and they they |
| 70s | always give me crap for it so |
| 72s | actually I'm eating like cardboard food |
| 74s | [Laughter] |
| 78s | sugar here |
| 85s | thank you oh it's not good |
| 88s | oh I appreciate that now I feel the |
| 92s | energy flowing through me |
| 96s | perfect okay |
| 99s | didn't think you needed to lose weight |
| 102s | uh I was weighing in at 210 actually |
| 105s | I've weighed in at 211 which isn't |
| 107s | horrible but I like being around 190 so |
| 110s | uh |
| 111s | yeah I mean not not terribly off try to |
| 114s | take care of myself you know sitting |
| 116s | down all the time all right what are we |
| 119s | running yeah we're just we're gonna |
| 120s | start off oh we got we got gifted Subs |
| 123s | oh my gosh they're blocks yeah there's |
| 124s | two Aaron you got one congrats I know |
| 128s | thank you very much just talk for the |
| 131s | two subs the channel glad to be with us |
| 133s | awesome |
| 135s | um if this is your first time here |
| 136s | anyone uh we do have |
| 139s | um people are welcome to ask questions |
| 140s | in the in the channel |
| 142s | um tag at Lassie thought game or at |
| 144s | action or Aaron action RPG today as well |
| 146s | and uh well we'll get those questions |
| 148s | answered as quickly as possible |
| 151s | um and it's got some some questions I |
| 153s | know ready for me as well that he's he's |
| 154s | pulled from his community beforehand |
| 156s | which I guess |
| 159s | uh and as always uh we we stream for |
| 162s | charity so the Charities Built My Head |
| 163s | uh all that's going directly to that |
| 165s | charity just as usual direct relief |
| 168s | um and we'll have a new charity next |
| 170s | month uh next week as we'll say we're up |
| 172s | about next week I will not be here uh |
| 174s | why I am I'm taking a vacation you're |
| 177s | not allowed to take vacations until the |
| 179s | game is launched you're not allowed to |
| 182s | go anywhere |
| 183s | I mean honestly if if it wasn't for my |
| 186s | wife being like no we're going on a |
| 188s | vacation |
| 189s | I probably wouldn't |
| 191s | you bringing the baby the baby's big now |
| 193s | it's not a baby anymore it's not a baby |
| 195s | anymore he's he's we're running around |
| 198s | we're in the throes of potty training |
| 199s | right now |
| 200s | dude that is how old is he uh he'll he's |
| 204s | uh he's |
| 206s | um I do know I just didn't wanted to say |
| 209s | exactly how old he was he's on the third |
| 210s | potty training okay sorry that's fair |
| 215s | uh my youngest is now eight so we're |
| 218s | past we're past that point yeah yeah at |
| 221s | least I'd hope so |
| 223s | I know |
| 224s | [Laughter] |
| 226s | um yeah I'm just gonna start a model for |
| 227s | just gonna get going I want to finish |
| 228s | off my fall the Empire |
| 230s | um I'm gonna try and keep up with you |
| 233s | maybe we could also run a little bit of |
| 235s | uh |
| 237s | uh |
| 239s | uh which we call it a dungeon maybe an |
| 241s | arena something like that we'll see |
| 243s | okay |
| 244s | are you at Liberty to share where you |
| 247s | are going on vacation |
| 249s | um I'm just going to the one next |
| 250s | Province over to Alberta uh oh okay |
| 254s | family and friends yeah it's not a bit |
| 256s | it's not a big deal we're driving out |
| 258s | and |
| 260s | but well that'll be fun one of the |
| 262s | fairies is broken and they're like |
| 265s | um you're not like there's there's |
| 267s | someone there's so fewers so many fewer |
| 269s | uh sailings and it's gonna be hard to |
| 271s | get off the island whatever |
| 273s | oh yeah that doesn't sound fun miles |
| 276s | will just stay home we we have |
| 279s | considered a whole staycation |
| 282s | I tried to do that for when uh tears of |
| 284s | the Kingdom came out |
| 286s | trying to be like hey I need a couple |
| 287s | days off so with me I'll always |
| 289s | basically when I take time off it's |
| 291s | because I need it for a game launch or |
| 293s | something happening so that drives my |
| 294s | wife crazy too she's like when can we |
| 296s | take an actual vacation where we leave |
| 298s | the house it's it's great you're not |
| 300s | like actively working right now but |
| 302s | you're still actively working right now |
| 304s | that is correct yeah exactly it's like a |
| 308s | it's like a double jump it's a double |
| 310s | job Jeff Stock wants to know why I'm |
| 312s | running necro so on my stream we polled |
| 315s | everybody what class I should play |
| 318s | and uh primalist one so primalist one |
| 322s | but you know I just thought I've |
| 323s | actually got a couple classes prepared |
| 326s | so maybe I'm gonna jump in and out of |
| 328s | multiple classes we'll see seriously |
| 330s | okay oh yeah we don't we'll keep it |
| 332s | losing Gizzy yeah yeah it should be fun |
| 335s | and how many how many teasers do we have |
| 337s | today oh we got a bunch I'm stacked |
| 339s | today stacked I don't even I don't even |
| 341s | know if we're gonna get through them all |
| 342s | we're so stacked oh wow that actually so |
| 345s | make sure you remind him we can start |
| 348s | hard let's just start off with right now |
| 350s | let's just go right from the get-go so I |
| 353s | will say not having to have to voice |
| 354s | over this I could just take it since I'm |
| 356s | live it's gonna be so much easier for my |
| 358s | video now I I positioned the stuff and I |
| 361s | I am just realizing right now that I |
| 364s | forgot to account for your video |
| 365s | placement in the it's totally fine you |
| 368s | could cover my face just do it just do |
| 370s | it it'll be it'll be roughly the same |
| 372s | amount that I usually cover my own face |
| 373s | because it's just centered and you were |
| 375s | about roughly mirrored here |
| 379s | uh this is great I'm just you know I |
| 381s | don't have to think of just going |
| 383s | yeah |
| 386s | this should be pretty easy you got you |
| 388s | got a backpack I'm I'm I'll hop in |
| 392s | I actually do have a backpack but right |
| 394s | now I decided to rock Cape I wanted us |
| 397s | to look a little different so I took off |
| 398s | my back piece and put on what I think is |
| 401s | one of the best MTX and it's the I don't |
| 404s | know like the T like the dark cape |
| 407s | yeah I like this one nice |
| 410s | uh |
| 413s | uh |
| 414s | um yeah here oh okay the end of this at |
| 416s | the end of this Echo I will I'll pop |
| 418s | something up |
| 420s | I'll surround you with minions oh it's |
| 423s | an arena here I don't even notice |
| 427s | I should have been able to tell because |
| 428s | the mini map's missing unfortunately my |
| 430s | dread shade no longer Buffs you I'm |
| 432s | sorry sir |
| 434s | you know what jerk Nerf is that eh let's |
| 437s | let's start with Nerf talk now |
| 440s | okay I'm gonna ask you my first question |
| 443s | yeah go ahead first question |
| 446s | uh first question is around character |
| 450s | customization for 1.0 now this was a |
| 454s | very generic question I know you've been |
| 456s | asked it a lot in the past not really |
| 459s | about |
| 461s | um genders like you know can you pick a |
| 463s | male or female but like eye color and |
| 465s | hair and stuff like that |
| 468s | um any plans for any of that in the |
| 470s | future |
| 471s | 1.0 no is the short answer to that so |
| 473s | we've we've kind of bundle eye color |
| 476s | hair color gender all that sort of a |
| 479s | single feature as far as we're concerned |
| 482s | um character's position as as uh just in |
| 485s | general as a feature and um |
| 488s | like that's it's not it's not in |
| 490s | progress yet it's not being worked on |
| 492s | yet which I know is frustrating to hear |
| 493s | for a lot of people |
| 495s | um it is something that we are planning |
| 496s | on doing still it is a feature that like |
| 499s | it's coming it'll happen it'll take a |
| 503s | while |
| 504s | um you know it's the a lot of a lot of |
| 507s | stuff comes down to just we have to |
| 509s | prioritize things and yep |
| 511s | um and and getting a |
| 515s | um |
| 516s | having characters be customizable isn't |
| 518s | isn't something that's really super high |
| 521s | priority for us compared to |
| 524s | um performance |
| 525s | um bug fixing |
| 527s | um better like in-game communication to |
| 530s | the player uh just new end game features |
| 532s | you know finishing the Mastery classes |
| 534s | like there's so many things like that |
| 536s | that are just so much more important |
| 538s | um that they're gonna take priority |
| 541s | got it yeah but yes character Exposition |
| 543s | is still on the list it's not going |
| 545s | anywhere |
| 547s | um it's just |
| 548s | it's on vacation |
| 551s | you know playing a lot of D2 |
| 554s | for me I I mean personally this is just |
| 556s | my opinion that character customization |
| 558s | and an isometric action RPG has never |
| 560s | been something I fully cared about |
| 562s | because I've always been your gear is |
| 564s | your character it's like oh that person |
| 566s | has a Titan's Revenge that person has a |
| 568s | grandfather that person like it's almost |
| 570s | like you know their build and you know |
| 572s | what they're doing based upon how the |
| 574s | items look over you know eye color hair |
| 578s | color stuff like that but I also |
| 580s | understand the idea that people want |
| 581s | characters that |
| 583s | um you know identify with themselves or |
| 585s | whatever you want to look at it but yeah |
| 587s | that's just my that's my take yeah it's |
| 589s | it's one of those things that for some |
| 590s | people it's extremely important and we |
| 592s | and we want to deliver for those people |
| 593s | yeah |
| 595s | we just uh unfortunately we hope that |
| 597s | they they can be patient for us |
| 600s | we forgot the teaser you can't start |
| 602s | another one until the first teaser comes |
| 605s | up I'm sorry |
| 608s | it was not intentional |
| 610s | I'm just absent-minded I get talking |
| 614s | uh woot link says he likes the frost |
| 616s | Cape better so I switched it on now I |
| 618s | got the frost cape on for you okay |
| 621s | good listener |
| 623s | okay we got a little question here let's |
| 625s | just read that one out |
| 627s | I do not know how I survived that but |
| 628s | I'll take it I'm not around you yeah |
| 630s | that's what's going on where's my |
| 631s | where's my Army Where's My Bodyguard |
| 633s | well there's purple items on the ground |
| 635s | so I'm looking at them oh yeah here's |
| 639s | one I will say uh I forgot what it feels |
| 642s | like to have a loot filter for everyone |
| 644s | out there you know what I'm talking |
| 645s | about all right |
| 648s | all right there's already a few skills |
| 650s | to be able to use as supporting skills |
| 652s | but what are your guys thoughts on |
| 653s | Purely sport characters in The refugees |
| 655s | as in something like an aura or curse |
| 658s | bot and Poe that does nothing but buff |
| 660s | debuff |
| 661s | um we we aren't |
| 664s | we aren't planning out classes |
| 668s | um to have that as a specific option |
| 671s | where it's pure |
| 672s | uh pure support nothing else at all |
| 675s | um we we do plan out support options and |
| 678s | support uh like elements for for |
| 681s | characters and for classes and say like |
| 682s | okay like we're making this skill and |
| 684s | like okay here's here's maybe a branch |
| 686s | you can take the skill into a supporting |
| 687s | way and like or here's like a skill |
| 689s | that's really focused around support |
| 690s | stuff we don't we haven't really sat |
| 692s | down and said like okay well how can we |
| 694s | add nodes and skills to this class to |
| 698s | specifically make a peer support build |
| 699s | possible and I think that it will be |
| 701s | possible to make support builds but |
| 703s | you're gonna be typically taking a |
| 706s | little bit more active role in that so |
| 707s | like |
| 708s | um |
| 709s | having having a character that |
| 712s | that just walks near you and the |
| 714s | presence of them being near you is a |
| 716s | fully complete build as a support |
| 717s | character is not something I think will |
| 719s | be realized the idea would be like a |
| 723s | Bard or a Healer class or something |
| 725s | along those lines are currently not |
| 727s | planned like you are |
| 729s | the group's healer no yeah I mean like I |
| 732s | think I think you'll be able to get |
| 734s | pretty close to that with a paladin |
| 736s | um like when ceiling hands has its has |
| 737s | its um skill tree and you've got holy |
| 740s | Aura |
| 741s | um and you've got things like maybe |
| 742s | you're casting Smite nearly debuff |
| 744s | focused on Smite which also heals when |
| 745s | it hits and then maybe you're like |
| 749s | um there's also a skill missing there |
| 750s | which I does have the skill you about |
| 753s | playing over there does have some |
| 754s | Support options and elements into it oh |
| 756s | what's the name of that skill I'm not |
| 757s | gonna tell you |
| 758s | um no but yeah yeah like like there's I |
| 762s | think you can't start another one until |
| 764s | you do the leak oh my God |
| 766s | okay we won't go we won't move at all |
| 770s | go on okay so here's here is uh a |
| 774s | picture of |
| 776s | um I don't know let's see what it is |
| 777s | I'll see what it is it's fine |
| 779s | um |
| 781s | already working here's here's a picture |
| 784s | of come on transition there we go of |
| 788s | um |
| 788s | the the leader of the merchant skills |
| 791s | uh that we will see eventually so this |
| 793s | is this is a little ways out like this |
| 794s | is not next patch league but this is a |
| 797s | leader of the merchants Guild okay so |
| 800s | this is a character you will interact |
| 801s | with in game |
| 803s | um and they'll have various story |
| 806s | elements and and things like that like |
| 808s | they will be a story NPC that'll like |
| 810s | they'll be a voice actor for this and |
| 812s | everything and |
| 813s | um |
| 814s | yeah so this is this is gonna be a uh |
| 817s | one of the new characters coming |
| 819s | does the name of the does it say the |
| 821s | name of the does it say her name sorry |
| 824s | I'm trying to look Merchant skill it |
| 826s | doesn't |
| 828s | I had to zoom in |
| 829s | art looks good I like it |
| 832s | was that big old lizard a Komodo or |
| 835s | something |
| 836s | yes it does not say it just it says |
| 838s | Merchant skilled on the bottom yeah yeah |
| 844s | actually it's funny a lot basically |
| 846s | everything in the show today I've seen |
| 848s | for the first time myself today |
| 851s | that's Mrs Miss bunny bags exactly uh |
| 856s | she does have what kind of some gold |
| 857s | there she's got money for sure just a |
| 860s | little bit for sure |
| 861s | I love gold |
| 865s | okay leak one teaser one out there you |
| 869s | go |
| 870s | um any update on factions it was pretty |
| 873s | early on no it's it's not it's still |
| 875s | early on we're um yeah yeah we're |
| 877s | building we're building infrastructure |
| 879s | for it |
| 880s | now I will go in just quickly to another |
| 883s | Community question this one actually |
| 885s | just came in through my Discord yeah |
| 887s | which by the way you could ping me if |
| 889s | you have a question |
| 890s | um |
| 892s | any plans to move some testing back to |
| 895s | CTS yes for example factions Mastery |
| 898s | skills things of that nature yes yes we |
| 901s | are |
| 902s | um the CT program got kind of |
| 905s | um |
| 905s | uh the the what we're using for got |
| 908s | adjusted a little bit and then last |
| 909s | batch we didn't really use it at all |
| 912s | and then so we we we changed what we |
| 915s | used it for for 0.90 and didn't use it |
| 917s | at all for |
| 919s | 0.91.92 we are using it |
| 922s | um |
| 923s | so it will be making a return yes |
| 926s | awesome yes that's great I don't know |
| 929s | what that looks like or how that's gonna |
| 931s | work at all |
| 932s | um but I know that I was in a planning |
| 934s | meeting today for what's gonna what the |
| 936s | first build is gonna go to the CTS is |
| 937s | gonna look like so uh |
| 939s | it better be coming back because |
| 942s | yeah if you want I could log in right |
| 944s | now and play that build on stream if you |
| 946s | want me to do that thank you I think |
| 948s | that happened no no all right but I mean |
| 953s | I would think like CTS like testing |
| 954s | towns and the fixes for those types of |
| 956s | things it would be great to obviously |
| 958s | run through that before the Patch's live |
| 960s | right I mean yeah the testing is |
| 962s | interesting because like we've been |
| 963s | testing towns internally for months and |
| 965s | it was so smooth it was fantastic it was |
| 968s | just more about how many how many people |
| 970s | were in right no it actually didn't have |
| 973s | to do it the volume weirdly enough |
| 975s | really it had nothing to do with the |
| 977s | volume which I know is insane yeah |
| 981s | that honestly makes me feel better |
| 983s | there's a slight difference in the |
| 985s | server configurations between live and |
| 987s | uh our testing environment it's up right |
| 990s | or down sorry |
| 994s | I'm not very efficient |
| 995s | no it's fine it's fine |
| 1002s | wait those guys didn't die I wonder what |
| 1005s | happened |
| 1009s | I got a question could you ask if ehg |
| 1011s | would consider a mechanic like a super |
| 1013s | rare Rune slash glyph to revert a |
| 1016s | legendary item back to the lp unique |
| 1022s | um so basically you like you got a three |
| 1023s | LP and the one affix you want doesn't |
| 1026s | transfer over and you're like |
| 1028s | unbelievable I can use this mirror that |
| 1032s | is one in a trillion to bring back my |
| 1034s | item yes |
| 1036s | um so what |
| 1038s | um I I maybe I'll I'll give that I'll |
| 1041s | give that one a maybe |
| 1042s | um I'll give it an I don't think so |
| 1044s | maybe so uh the the reason why it's in I |
| 1048s | don't think so is because it's it's |
| 1050s | creating an additive |
| 1054s | um |
| 1055s | chance multiplier or like an additive uh |
| 1059s | like method to access specific gear |
| 1063s | um that changes the overall difficulty |
| 1065s | of attaining that gear uh that's that's |
| 1068s | usually made of a bunch of |
| 1069s | multiplicative things okay so |
| 1072s | um like you've got these these stages in |
| 1075s | like you get to the point where you have |
| 1076s | your unique and your exalted item and |
| 1080s | um you've got whatever the chance is for |
| 1082s | that right now the getting this other |
| 1086s | extra item is like it's getting extra |
| 1088s | rolls at the first it's getting extra |
| 1091s | rolls at that process right |
| 1094s | um and it's |
| 1096s | you you |
| 1099s | added rolls on top of added roles yeah |
| 1102s | you're saying uh it's kind of hard to |
| 1103s | explain with this one but the |
| 1107s | I think there's a low probability of |
| 1108s | something like that happening I think |
| 1109s | it's it's |
| 1111s | on the cusp enough because there's still |
| 1113s | a multiplicative thing that happens |
| 1114s | afterwards because you have to still |
| 1116s | roll uh uh exalted onto it again to make |
| 1119s | it legendary it might be possible |
| 1122s | um |
| 1122s | okay I'm gonna I'm gonna switch up the |
| 1125s | question a little bit and I guess this |
| 1126s | is from me |
| 1128s | now |
| 1129s | some people love this some people hate |
| 1131s | it okay I just want to start with that |
| 1133s | but like I don't know if you've been |
| 1134s | following this is like the six rarest |
| 1137s | items in Diablo 4 and it's basically |
| 1140s | like you know Willy Wonka did you get a |
| 1143s | golden ticket yeah it's like chance of |
| 1145s | finding |
| 1147s | .0002 it's crazy there's been like one |
| 1149s | not even all of them have been found wow |
| 1152s | I haven't I haven't fallen close enough |
| 1154s | to know that yeah so and they're like |
| 1156s | you know it's grandfather Chaco all |
| 1158s | these all these items so you know once |
| 1161s | one is found it's literally like it's |
| 1163s | it's it's it's news yeah |
| 1166s | any thoughts on what is like what is |
| 1168s | your take on ultra rare like you you uh |
| 1172s | we just had a member of the community |
| 1173s | just found uh she just found her first |
| 1175s | mirror in Poe you know and she's been |
| 1177s | playing the game for a decade like like |
| 1180s | it hate it what do you think about that |
| 1188s | I like personally is |
| 1190s | often not what I think is best for last |
| 1192s | Epoch okay and I frequently will pitch |
| 1195s | things in last Epoch that if I was like |
| 1198s | making something for myself like if I |
| 1200s | was I was just like okay this game is |
| 1202s | entirely up to me what's gonna happen |
| 1203s | and I don't care what anyone else thinks |
| 1205s | and everyone just has to like what I |
| 1206s | like yeah oh yeah we'd have mega ultra |
| 1209s | rare stuff we would have things that |
| 1212s | like the the I the concept of windforce |
| 1215s | in our wood Furies it wouldn't Force the |
| 1219s | um |
| 1220s | uh the The Sword and wow |
| 1225s | you know it's one force one Fury |
| 1228s | that's you would know more than me okay |
| 1231s | there's there was a sword in early days |
| 1233s | of wow in win Fury okay sorry when the |
| 1235s | chats chat's gone twin Fury Thunder Fury |
| 1237s | Thunder Fury oh yeah Thunder Fury let's |
| 1240s | delete it yes okay yes sorry |
| 1247s | um it was this it was so rare that like |
| 1250s | yeah did someone say thunder Feud let's |
| 1252s | play the yeah |
| 1253s | um it was so rare that like you |
| 1256s | there was there was a couple |
| 1259s | in existence for the longest time type |
| 1261s | thing in the in the whole the whole and |
| 1263s | all of wow and |
| 1266s | um I love that that the idea that there |
| 1268s | was this item that was just like |
| 1270s | even like like you had like a dozen |
| 1273s | people together you have to get 40 |
| 1274s | people together to like to make it and |
| 1276s | like there's 40 people working for like |
| 1278s | a month to even like make it happen type |
| 1279s | thing and it's it's like that sort of |
| 1281s | stuff oh my God I love it these these |
| 1283s | ideas these items like can barely exist |
| 1285s | and |
| 1286s | um you know all that sort of stuff it's |
| 1288s | just fantastic now so I also like that I |
| 1291s | like the idea if I've been playing the |
| 1292s | game for 10 years I've never found this |
| 1294s | but it's still exciting that the chance |
| 1296s | that it could drop |
| 1298s | uh I I mean I I I agree with that now |
| 1301s | the Diablo 4 thing is like someone in |
| 1303s | chat said that mirrors are way more |
| 1305s | common than these items these items are |
| 1307s | truly like winning the lottery like that |
| 1310s | is that that is the odds of finding one |
| 1312s | so I don't know if I like it |
| 1314s | that rare I don't know maybe I do I like |
| 1317s | the idea of like some excitement in |
| 1319s | there yes it's hard to say really now if |
| 1320s | if these items are |
| 1323s | um |
| 1325s | like enable like build enabling items |
| 1328s | where like you can't play a |
| 1331s | um a specific archetype you can't it's |
| 1334s | impossible to play uh sword and board uh |
| 1337s | melee Bruiser character uh unless you |
| 1340s | have this item that's the rarest thing |
| 1342s | to ever happen to a video game |
| 1344s | um and so like one person finds that the |
| 1346s | only person in the entire game that can |
| 1348s | play this type of character in endgame |
| 1349s | like no that sucks and I don't think I |
| 1352s | doubt that's the way it is well there's |
| 1354s | we were talking about it on my podcast |
| 1355s | that there's the person that found the |
| 1358s | helmet |
| 1359s | like they're already like people are |
| 1360s | trying to buy her account and you know |
| 1362s | because it's like that you know that |
| 1364s | level yeah of Rarity but and and and but |
| 1369s | and having it be like that for like |
| 1372s | um like bragging rights type thing cool |
| 1375s | I I'm fine with that personally what was |
| 1378s | it terials armor or something like that |
| 1380s | in D2 yeah right |
| 1383s | like the rarest item in the game oh yeah |
| 1385s | it's |
| 1386s | the the hard the hard thing about that |
| 1388s | is that um there's certain items that |
| 1391s | were like |
| 1392s | strictly rarer but materials might yeah |
| 1395s | people would Farm certain areas more to |
| 1397s | cause like more than to be found so like |
| 1399s | what is actually the rarest item is hard |
| 1401s | to actually calculate |
| 1403s | um |
| 1404s | but as far as statistical drop chance |
| 1406s | materials yeah I think materials was but |
| 1409s | Meng songs lesson is uh possibly rare I |
| 1413s | don't know |
| 1414s | I know that was the last one Meng songs |
| 1416s | was the last one that llama found |
| 1419s | um |
| 1420s | by the way this is the longest ques we |
| 1422s | went like up down up down up down I |
| 1424s | don't know if you noted yeah it was bad |
| 1430s | Ming song is number three I love it how |
| 1432s | people in chat okay that's awesome |
| 1435s | um I do know that I like over the years |
| 1437s | of playing D2 I've definitely found |
| 1439s | every item |
| 1440s | everyone every single one I can see that |
| 1443s | quite confidently I played I played a |
| 1445s | lot of D2 I mean I played a lot of D2 |
| 1447s | too but I can't say that confidently no |
| 1450s | I I could say yeah |
| 1457s | every single one of them actually |
| 1459s | dropped for me and I'm not 100 sure on |
| 1462s | that |
| 1463s | I think I think it has well then you |
| 1465s | would appreciate this the item that was |
| 1468s | um found where they're trying to buy the |
| 1470s | account uh they didn't D4 they didn't |
| 1473s | put poison Nova in but this item creates |
| 1475s | poison Nova or something when you're hit |
| 1479s | it's sad they didn't put it in anyways |
| 1481s | uh question around |
| 1486s | what's this |
| 1488s | factions yep |
| 1491s | Rafters Guild a crafter's guild yes so |
| 1494s | the um sorry if there's a whole question |
| 1497s | there go ahead that's the whole question |
| 1499s | okay basically any idea like people who |
| 1501s | love crafting love tinkering collecting |
| 1503s | that type of stuff Crafters Guild and I |
| 1505s | know we've like I remember the picture |
| 1507s | you drew where it's like you pick |
| 1508s | between these two factions and you pick |
| 1509s | between these two you know it's not one |
| 1512s | or the other which is cool |
| 1514s | um any ideas around a crafter's guild |
| 1516s | yeah I mean um circle of Fortune's gonna |
| 1519s | have crafting benefits we've already |
| 1520s | shared that uh they're in in the initial |
| 1523s | pose one of the graphics has like one of |
| 1526s | the like |
| 1528s | um there's Graphics there that's like |
| 1529s | the example bonuses that could come from |
| 1533s | the guilds or whatever and I'm pretty |
| 1534s | sure one of them is a bonus to crafting |
| 1536s | thought it was legendary potential drop |
| 1539s | but was it actual crafting |
| 1542s | um I might just be spilling stuff right |
| 1544s | here |
| 1544s | it's okay I can't remember it everybody |
| 1546s | is gonna be a good chance of correcting |
| 1549s | circle of Fortune Circle like his |
| 1553s | um |
| 1553s | it's more of Circle of Fortune's a lot |
| 1555s | about a lot of it is like with the |
| 1556s | prophecies and stuff like that a lot of |
| 1557s | it is revolves around like you acquiring |
| 1560s | the gear yourself that's sort of like |
| 1562s | the the primary theme is like like how |
| 1565s | you're solos yeah I really want to avoid |
| 1568s | that term so itself out because it's not |
| 1569s | it doesn't have anything to do with solo |
| 1572s | that's true because you don't have to be |
| 1573s | solo you could play with the merchant |
| 1575s | skill you could play with friends |
| 1576s | exactly and it's not strictly cell phone |
| 1578s | either because you can still do gifting |
| 1580s | item gifting yeah oh you have |
| 1583s | insufficient stability too bad |
| 1585s | I don't know is this a boss fight yeah |
| 1589s | are we even empowered I haven't no we're |
| 1591s | not we're not even empowered oh okay |
| 1593s | yeah I think |
| 1596s | let's see if we can but my character's |
| 1597s | like 70. |
| 1598s | oh is it 73 |
| 1601s | oh |
| 1602s | that's that's good power level he's |
| 1604s | still here don't sell yourself short i i |
| 1607s | i i the this account I've only played on |
| 1610s | stream |
| 1611s | oh okay |
| 1613s | why don't you just why don't you just |
| 1615s | make yourself like an awesome something |
| 1617s | out of your |
| 1619s | other can't you just give yourself |
| 1621s | whatever you want I yes I could cheat |
| 1623s | yes yes |
| 1626s | I do have the capability to cheat I |
| 1628s | could I could go into the database and |
| 1631s | we have the technology yeah I'm not |
| 1633s | gonna do that I'm not gonna edit that |
| 1636s | database ever anyway oh my God I'm |
| 1639s | getting so much trouble |
| 1641s | oh I'm sure uh something uh as far as |
| 1644s | like communities playing together Clans |
| 1647s | guilds I think I think you've mentioned |
| 1650s | that I think the word you guys EHD wants |
| 1652s | to use is Clans I could be wrong but I |
| 1654s | don't know if we've cut with a specific |
| 1655s | name for it but yeah like that's a guilt |
| 1658s | Guild Clans that sort of system is is |
| 1659s | something that I think will sort of like |
| 1661s | eventually make its way in yeah um but I |
| 1664s | don't think it'll be I know it won't be |
| 1666s | 1.0 feature and I don't think it'll be a |
| 1669s | um like shortly after 1.0 feature either |
| 1671s | just because it's |
| 1673s | um it's it's one of those things that |
| 1674s | kind of tends to |
| 1677s | it's really cool |
| 1679s | when it works well people like can build |
| 1681s | a community around it in the game yeah |
| 1684s | and like all those things are awesome |
| 1686s | and and we want to get those in |
| 1689s | um |
| 1690s | but then you have to answer the |
| 1691s | questions is it going to have like a |
| 1693s | shared stash is it like what like what |
| 1696s | are the social features yeah and and |
| 1699s | we're gonna have to build area yeah we |
| 1701s | are putting a shared stash in for them |
| 1704s | um so it's it's like what is the |
| 1706s | mechanical benefit of a |
| 1709s | um of a guild at that point other than |
| 1710s | just a sort of a shared friends list or |
| 1713s | like a like a you know chat like a |
| 1717s | shared chat Channel |
| 1718s | yeah share chat Channel let's show your |
| 1720s | friends list which which is not nothing |
| 1722s | it's not nothing but is that enough to |
| 1724s | Warrant uh uh like pre 1.0 Dev time |
| 1728s | compared to yeah it's hard because you |
| 1731s | couldn't do like achievement only Clans |
| 1734s | because then you're forcing people to go |
| 1736s | into like they have to join a clan to |
| 1738s | get the achievement huh |
| 1740s | yeah so there's there's some tricky |
| 1742s | things there I I think I think there's a |
| 1743s | good chance we will add them at some |
| 1745s | point |
| 1746s | um but it's just it's one of those like |
| 1747s | it's not high enough priority there's |
| 1749s | like that's fair right now the like so |
| 1751s | much of the core Focus that we're doing |
| 1753s | is Polish performance you know like |
| 1756s | um getting what we have really feeling |
| 1759s | awesome and a lot of these like very |
| 1762s | important what I would call secondary |
| 1764s | features |
| 1765s | um we're we're I think having more |
| 1768s | polish on the primary features is more |
| 1770s | valuable than having these second grade |
| 1771s | features created |
| 1776s | randomization in the monolith yeah |
| 1779s | that's that's a big one |
| 1781s | I feel like that is huge that is gonna |
| 1785s | be a big one and I think you've alluded |
| 1787s | to that is something that the goal or at |
| 1790s | least the hope is |
| 1791s | 1.0 correct well yeah |
| 1795s | so refresh to the mono |
| 1797s | like something so like the thing I've |
| 1799s | talked about I've always been very |
| 1801s | careful to try and word this this way is |
| 1803s | that the the goal there the initial goal |
| 1805s | for something like this is not hey |
| 1808s | um the the zones are randomized layouts |
| 1811s | that's I've never said that very |
| 1814s | carefully that I said that because |
| 1815s | that's that's a huge change |
| 1818s | um I think that's something that is sort |
| 1820s | of been in the back of all of our minds |
| 1821s | for a long time of getting these |
| 1824s | um procedurally generated levels into |
| 1826s | the game it's sort of it's been one of |
| 1827s | those things that we've always kind of |
| 1828s | gone can we do this is like like do we |
| 1831s | have time to get this in do we have time |
| 1832s | do we know how to do this is there a way |
| 1834s | we can do this and um it always kind of |
| 1836s | comes up a little short on the uh the |
| 1840s | doable category |
| 1842s | well it's funny I've been playing the |
| 1843s | game long enough where it was you start |
| 1845s | here and you end here |
| 1847s | and that's it every map and then it was |
| 1849s | like now you can start at the back or in |
| 1850s | the middle and there's different |
| 1851s | objectives and things like that but |
| 1853s | obviously the map is always the same |
| 1855s | it's just what the objective is and then |
| 1857s | where you travel on the map yeah but |
| 1861s | yeah a lot of people want a lot of |
| 1863s | people like that and so this is the |
| 1865s | thing that I've been talking about in |
| 1866s | the last few months on stream about is |
| 1868s | this like unexpected content |
| 1870s | um and like things things and this is |
| 1872s | the type of stuff we are working on that |
| 1873s | is much more doable and much less |
| 1875s | involved and that's that's like having |
| 1877s | some sort of content that you don't know |
| 1881s | like it's an example I was using |
| 1883s | treasure goblins which is not yeah where |
| 1885s | we're starting this but that's just the |
| 1886s | example uses that's the style and it's |
| 1888s | yeah it's having things like you don't |
| 1890s | you don't know what's gonna happen so |
| 1892s | you start the model thing you say like |
| 1893s | and there's something that draws your |
| 1894s | attention to go this way and it's |
| 1895s | something that draws your attention to |
| 1896s | go this way uh yeah and that I think |
| 1899s | that'll be really valuable and really |
| 1900s | useful and really good all sorts of |
| 1902s | stuff |
| 1903s | everybody likes treasure goblins even |
| 1905s | though it's not going to be treasure |
| 1906s | goblins yeah I I mean I I'll I will |
| 1908s | still push for Treasure goblins to exist |
| 1910s | at some point because I love that as a |
| 1912s | mechanic it's so simple it works so well |
| 1915s | um I I feel like it's one of those |
| 1917s | things that you could like |
| 1918s | someone could probably slap them in like |
| 1920s | an afternoon right like functionality |
| 1923s | Wise It's not that hard |
| 1925s | okay |
| 1926s | let's see any questions from chat I |
| 1929s | don't want to just take over and ask a |
| 1930s | million questions I want to make sure |
| 1933s | Community has their voice |
| 1937s | sure has been a while since you've had a |
| 1939s | teaser |
| 1941s | it has been a while I think I could |
| 1943s | sneak something out |
| 1944s | um I think it's something in there any |
| 1947s | any other questions there we'll do in |
| 1948s | the next uh intermission |
| 1951s | while you're squeezing that teaser out |
| 1956s | um |
| 1957s | people have asked me a lot and I think |
| 1960s | I've incorrectly reinforced this idea |
| 1963s | that the Rune master class will be |
| 1966s | focused around traps yeah so I can't |
| 1969s | really talk it'll be a Trapper class and |
| 1971s | the original like it's also going to |
| 1973s | have golems and all this type of stuff |
| 1975s | anything you can share as far as theming |
| 1979s | yeah you know you talk about a little |
| 1980s | like warlock's gonna be like Jafar like |
| 1982s | can you kind of break down theming of |
| 1984s | Rune master |
| 1985s | uh yeah I I don't have as strong of a |
| 1988s | touchstone theme that I can call on like |
| 1990s | that with with your master |
| 1992s | um it's it definitely hits a a fair few |
| 1995s | similar theming notes as sorcerer does |
| 1997s | like there's a lot of theme overlap |
| 1999s | there for sure like um not not with |
| 2001s | mechanical theme but like theme thingy |
| 2004s | um |
| 2004s | and uh we've actually been working on is |
| 2008s | is is having those feel and be distinct |
| 2010s | from each other |
| 2011s | okay |
| 2012s | which is pretty important |
| 2014s | um but Golems yeah so this is gonna be |
| 2017s | able to have an army of Golems no |
| 2019s | dang sorry no no goals I'll tell you |
| 2021s | that I'll play that one for free so the |
| 2023s | three Golems on screen right now that's |
| 2025s | just where we're gonna be those are your |
| 2026s | goals Golems Golems are at least for now |
| 2029s | going to be a necromancer skill |
| 2031s | um but like Elemental Golems is is a |
| 2034s | theme that I I feel like there's a good |
| 2036s | chance we'll revisit |
| 2038s | um |
| 2039s | at some point in the future but it's not |
| 2041s | going to be part of |
| 2043s | gridmaster |
| 2045s | sorry well it's okay I feel like playing |
| 2049s | every game in the genre you do a very |
| 2051s | good job with minions so you could just |
| 2054s | keep it up actually people actually |
| 2055s | complain it's like all I find amazing |
| 2058s | minion gear it's all Minion gear that's |
| 2061s | all this game does is minions |
| 2063s | oh that just messed up I started another |
| 2065s | one it's okay |
| 2069s | okay so here's here's a little here's a |
| 2071s | little teaser |
| 2072s | um let's see what we got what do we got |
| 2073s | we are bringing back |
| 2076s | um the the so the the 2.5 D cinematics |
| 2080s | so we have those ones at the start of |
| 2084s | like we make a new character and there's |
| 2085s | like a little character intro and that's |
| 2086s | like uh like pictures and voice over and |
| 2089s | they kind of move a little bit but it's |
| 2090s | not like a full-on like CGI video or |
| 2092s | anything like that |
| 2093s | um so we are bringing those back for |
| 2096s | chapter book note bookends |
| 2099s | um so one thing we get a lot is people |
| 2101s | say like hey |
| 2103s | um like I don't even know what chapter |
| 2104s | I'm in I have no idea what chapter I'm |
| 2106s | in I I like through yeah I say that when |
| 2109s | did when did the chapter end like yeah |
| 2111s | there's a boss fight like what happened |
| 2113s | you know like and get some more story |
| 2114s | beats in there because a lot of people |
| 2115s | just like race through it |
| 2117s | um which I do too and so uh we are |
| 2120s | working on they're definitely not done |
| 2122s | yet |
| 2123s | um and they won't all be included in the |
| 2126s | next patch by any stretch of the |
| 2127s | imagination probably won't even all be |
| 2128s | in by 1.0 I don't think |
| 2130s | um don't say that don't sell yourself |
| 2132s | short but we are working on them and |
| 2135s | here's a little preview of one of those |
| 2138s | that is being worked on right now |
| 2140s | so what you're saying is what we are |
| 2141s | looking at is like the end of act blah |
| 2145s | yeah yeah |
| 2147s | um and this is the art could be black |
| 2148s | and white I was sold to making this |
| 2149s | clear that they are not going to be |
| 2150s | black and white this is just a um like a |
| 2153s | concept uh storyboard art for it uh that |
| 2157s | they're using to build it |
| 2160s | chapter 7. |
| 2166s | oh the art looks nice who drew this |
| 2171s | I don't know how to do that but uh yeah |
| 2173s | it's there's some stuff in there to look |
| 2175s | into |
| 2181s | yeah that looks clean |
| 2184s | so the good CT testers get a Sandbox |
| 2186s | type interface so it's easier to test |
| 2188s | out specific things especially when it |
| 2190s | comes to items without having to spend |
| 2192s | tons of time trying to grind it out we |
| 2194s | actually very intentionally don't give a |
| 2195s | Sandbox environment or CTS |
| 2197s | um because a lot of the really important |
| 2199s | stuff that we're trying to test uh is is |
| 2202s | usually not |
| 2204s | um hey to these to these this is build |
| 2206s | work type type type things that's |
| 2208s | usually not what our goals are with uh |
| 2211s | CT builds |
| 2213s | um |
| 2214s | if if that is one of the goals of one of |
| 2216s | our CT builds like see like hey do these |
| 2218s | builds work or |
| 2219s | um you know stuff like that there we |
| 2220s | might we might add certain tools like |
| 2222s | that because we do have some tools |
| 2225s | um |
| 2225s | we do have like uh like reset your |
| 2228s | passives for free reset the skill for |
| 2229s | free like it also want to skill points |
| 2230s | like we can do all those types of things |
| 2233s | um and we do have internal builds to do |
| 2235s | it but usually those aren't the things |
| 2237s | we're really trying to get tested and I |
| 2240s | know it's frustrating sometimes when |
| 2241s | you're like oh I want to try these |
| 2243s | things you're not giving me the tools to |
| 2244s | do it everything like that but like we |
| 2245s | usually need to focus on really folk |
| 2249s | like specific things to test that makes |
| 2251s | any sense |
| 2253s | um |
| 2255s | I have a question hit me it's really |
| 2257s | funny |
| 2258s | xatheist asked me he's a member of my |
| 2260s | community out of the three final |
| 2262s | masteries which one will be the easiest |
| 2264s | to play well you know I've played all |
| 2265s | three you know they're pretty good |
| 2270s | I don't know out of the easiest |
| 2274s | I'm gonna say uh |
| 2277s | uh Warlock |
| 2279s | because that's the one that I want to |
| 2281s | play first so that's just uh my |
| 2283s | reasoning behind it even though I'm |
| 2285s | still mad at Mike when he told me that |
| 2287s | it's not void focused and I'm not gonna |
| 2289s | go over that sandbox I asked for years |
| 2292s | finally got an answer it's not gonna be |
| 2294s | void focused unless that's changed which |
| 2297s | might please you'll make my |
| 2299s | year if it is but uh warlock Warlock |
| 2306s | that's my answer |
| 2309s | but you haven't played warlock yet |
| 2311s | I've played it it's fine you're right I |
| 2314s | haven't played any of them let me just |
| 2315s | put it out there I'm just kidding I |
| 2316s | haven't played |
| 2318s | they're not finished yet we got to be a |
| 2321s | little more patient that being said uh |
| 2324s | my commuting my community has been |
| 2326s | eluding that you said last week that |
| 2329s | there's a new DOT coming and we all |
| 2332s | think that new dot might be for the |
| 2334s | Warlock just because it made sense in |
| 2337s | our heads I don't know we probably can't |
| 2339s | say but |
| 2340s | uh that's not what I was referring to no |
| 2343s | no it was a friendship |
| 2346s | I uh I I think uh well it probably does |
| 2350s | have I I don't know I'll stop my head |
| 2352s | right now but I'd be surprised if there |
| 2354s | was no new dots involved in warlock as |
| 2356s | well that'd be pretty surprising but |
| 2358s | that's not what I was referring to |
| 2360s | okay |
| 2362s | all right I I like I'd be surprised if |
| 2365s | we're all doesn't get a new DOT |
| 2367s | um |
| 2370s | you're far yeah |
| 2373s | yeah yeah like just just |
| 2375s | if you think of like |
| 2376s | um like some warlock fantasies that you |
| 2380s | probably have from a theme from other |
| 2382s | games you're coming from like like some |
| 2384s | some of those things we do like to try |
| 2385s | and deliver on |
| 2387s | um like World of Warcraft yeah I'm not |
| 2389s | specific abilities or anything like that |
| 2390s | but yeah there are certain expectations |
| 2393s | that people have going for their gains |
| 2394s | and um disappointing players on on those |
| 2396s | fronts is usually not wise |
| 2399s | okay I think that's fair that's that's |
| 2402s | good |
| 2405s | uh |
| 2407s | one thing I would ask is are there plans |
| 2409s | to save map slash mobs wait save map |
| 2414s | mobs slash items between zone changes TP |
| 2418s | for 1.0 yeah |
| 2420s | um I don't think that's gonna be there |
| 2421s | for 1.0 |
| 2424s | sorry |
| 2428s | but yeah it sucks and we want to fix it |
| 2433s | what is the best base class and why is |
| 2436s | it Sentinel |
| 2438s | um why is it Sentinel all the time |
| 2442s | it's Sentinel because you've |
| 2444s | accidentally mispronounced Rogue |
| 2445s | exactly exactly |
| 2449s | people ask me all the time like what's |
| 2450s | the best leveling class I think they're |
| 2452s | all pretty close I don't I mean |
| 2455s | I actually think if you're just power |
| 2457s | leveling like which one can you just |
| 2459s | tear through the campaign the quickest |
| 2460s | with I actually think it could be Mage |
| 2464s | because of teleport working with Nova so |
| 2468s | well that while you're moving you're |
| 2470s | also killing everything |
| 2474s | there is like uh there's some speed |
| 2477s | running stuff there's |
| 2478s | um like a channel we had to making |
| 2479s | discographers to be running and I I |
| 2481s | haven't been keeping up with it but I |
| 2483s | know someone had someone released a |
| 2484s | campaign speedrun video a few months ago |
| 2487s | actually that was surprisingly fast I |
| 2489s | remember like look at the title going |
| 2491s | no |
| 2493s | what did was it campaign to end game or |
| 2496s | what was it something like that I think |
| 2497s | it was campaign |
| 2498s | I don't think it was full |
| 2501s | um like clear the monolith I think it |
| 2503s | was just like beat majasa |
| 2505s | hmm |
| 2507s | like ssf beat majasa |
| 2512s | I remember being fast enough going being |
| 2513s | feeling a little ashamed at how slow I |
| 2515s | do it feeling like that is pretty fast |
| 2518s | that's pretty fast yeah uh when people |
| 2520s | ask me like hey what's a good like |
| 2522s | starting class like if you could pick |
| 2523s | anyone and I you know I always tell them |
| 2526s | depends what you like to play because |
| 2527s | all of them are so different but if all |
| 2530s | things created equal I actually think |
| 2531s | Paladin is the easiest first class to |
| 2535s | start and you have so much |
| 2538s | just build diversity with what you want |
| 2540s | to do yeah I I agree with that it's also |
| 2542s | a pretty strong theming in the genre |
| 2545s | and it yes it does deliver on a lot of |
| 2547s | those expectations like you can make a |
| 2549s | D2 hammerden |
| 2550s | that's true yeah and |
| 2553s | and |
| 2555s | um unlike other builds where you're |
| 2556s | trying to figure out how to how to get |
| 2558s | more damage and how to push end game uh |
| 2561s | it has the most it's the easiest to get |
| 2563s | your resistances it's the easiest to get |
| 2564s | endurance it's the easiest to get armor |
| 2566s | so it's just you have more survivability |
| 2569s | there is there are I know there are |
| 2571s | questions of its top-end uh defense |
| 2574s | potential |
| 2575s | not being up to stuff with some of the |
| 2577s | others but it's a lot simpler to get to |
| 2579s | it's top end Rex |
| 2581s | correct |
| 2583s | it's nice I could just read chat while |
| 2585s | my minions kill everything |
| 2598s | what's up Rhymer how are you doing sir |
| 2603s | any more campaign chapters planned |
| 2607s | before 1.0 uh I don't think so okay so |
| 2613s | campaign as it currently sits |
| 2618s | I think I think the campaign where it is |
| 2620s | now is what will be the lunch oh that's |
| 2623s | not I don't know actually wait a second |
| 2626s | um next you don't know what's fine next |
| 2628s | next patch I don't think has any |
| 2629s | campaign major changes in it okay |
| 2632s | um but I 1.0 might have them that's |
| 2634s | that's why I'm I realized I may misspoke |
| 2637s | okay |
| 2639s | next next update nothing as far as I |
| 2641s | know yeah uh at least nothing major |
| 2644s | okay would you say that the next update |
| 2647s | 092 would be focused more around end |
| 2650s | game |
| 2651s | uh more focused than 91 was yeah okay |
| 2655s | oh you're not one had very little so |
| 2657s | it's pretty easy to say that right I |
| 2659s | know but yeah yeah there's there's |
| 2662s | there's uh there's more |
| 2664s | um I don't wanna I don't wanna get |
| 2666s | people's hopes up about some like huge |
| 2668s | overhaul or anything like that |
| 2670s | um okay |
| 2671s | or like Mike yeah I'm gonna try and |
| 2674s | answer this question I want you to |
| 2675s | correct me if I'm wrong question came in |
| 2677s | what are the goals for 1.0 okay well the |
| 2680s | goals are to obviously have a strong uh |
| 2683s | successful launch servers to work |
| 2686s | correctly |
| 2687s | no lag towns to work to launch a amazing |
| 2691s | faction system where you will have the |
| 2693s | circle of Fortune and the merchants |
| 2694s | Guild end game mechanics with the arena |
| 2698s | and Arena Champions at minimum three |
| 2702s | dungeons with the monolith and kind of |
| 2706s | refreshed with possible |
| 2707s | randomization not randomization uh yeah |
| 2710s | randomization unexpected content |
| 2713s | unexpected content yeah because |
| 2715s | randomization sounds like it implies |
| 2716s | implies procedural level generation yeah |
| 2718s | on top of that you will have 15 |
| 2721s | masteries and five classes and each one |
| 2725s | of those masteries is very distinct uh |
| 2729s | the three that are currently not in are |
| 2730s | the Warlock Rune master in the falconer |
| 2732s | that'll all be dropping by 1.0 so what's |
| 2736s | left is Polish the three masteries |
| 2742s | and the factions yeah pretty well |
| 2745s | um yeah and there's there's a pretty big |
| 2746s | emphasis on the Polish |
| 2749s | I I think for us anyways there's a lot |
| 2752s | of what we're doing a lot of what we're |
| 2753s | focusing on is is the Polish |
| 2757s | and I think there's that's pretty |
| 2758s | obvious that there's a there's a few |
| 2760s | sections that that need it quite badly |
| 2764s | um |
| 2765s | but yeah yeah |
| 2768s | I |
| 2769s | feel more than anything else it's just |
| 2772s | the server side stuff that's just my |
| 2775s | personal opinion like being able to play |
| 2777s | with a group of four necros and I go |
| 2779s | left you go right you go Center you go |
| 2781s | backwards and it functions perfectly I |
| 2784s | feel like that's my current greatest |
| 2785s | want |
| 2786s | yeah there's there's definitely |
| 2787s | something there and there's a lot a lot |
| 2790s | of time and effort being spent on |
| 2793s | improving that like that's that's that |
| 2796s | that's that's what I'm what I'm talking |
| 2797s | about polish |
| 2798s | yeah that's what I'm talking about like |
| 2800s | like getting getting the getting the |
| 2802s | servers |
| 2803s | um it's less about the actual server |
| 2806s | boxes themselves like it's not |
| 2808s | um we don't have Hardware problems so |
| 2810s | much as we have |
| 2812s | suffer problems |
| 2814s | um and you're alluding that it's not um |
| 2818s | you know it's not like oh there's 40 000 |
| 2820s | players on at a time we can't handle it |
| 2822s | it has nothing to do with the volume of |
| 2824s | players correct yeah it's not it's not |
| 2826s | been a volume problem okay that's good |
| 2829s | you know because the volume is going to |
| 2830s | Triple soon I hope so |
| 2834s | yeah |
| 2835s | no yeah we've we've |
| 2836s | we've like we've |
| 2838s | um provisioned |
| 2840s | huge huge silver Banks |
| 2843s | um to to like and to try to alleviate |
| 2846s | problems we're like all right let's buy |
| 2848s | more servers I'm like help you know it's |
| 2851s | it's we we've tried a lot of things to |
| 2853s | do that and a lot of what we're doing is |
| 2855s | a lot of the main focus from right from |
| 2857s | the start of the problems we had |
| 2858s | um to now a lot of like our main focus |
| 2860s | and the biggest wins have all come from |
| 2862s | software improvements |
| 2864s | um |
| 2866s | and we and we're gonna keep doing that |
| 2868s | and you've talked about in the past how |
| 2870s | you know you want to be very nimble like |
| 2871s | when something does creep up because |
| 2873s | obviously you know in the future there's |
| 2874s | going to be stuff it's like you know fix |
| 2877s | it fast pull it back get it working you |
| 2880s | know not letting problems linger of |
| 2882s | course oh yeah |
| 2885s | that I can only imagine like the behind |
| 2887s | the scenes when something happens it's |
| 2888s | just like it's got to be just like 9-1-1 |
| 2892s | yeah we I guess that's probably the |
| 2894s | reason we try and um schedule launches |
| 2896s | for times when we know people are going |
| 2898s | to be available that's good so that we |
| 2900s | can respond quickly to problems which |
| 2902s | doesn't always end up being the most |
| 2904s | appealing time for some people I know I |
| 2907s | know we've had issues with that where |
| 2908s | it's like you're launching well Works |
| 2910s | happening that sort of stuff and it |
| 2911s | sucks and |
| 2912s | it's like on Thursday instead of a |
| 2914s | Friday or Saturday or something like |
| 2915s | that and it's I I know it can be |
| 2917s | frustrating but um |
| 2920s | having those having having that that |
| 2922s | time when we know people can be |
| 2923s | available to fix problems when they |
| 2925s | arise is really important |
| 2928s | atheist says warlock needs to be the dot |
| 2931s | master |
| 2933s | affliction |
| 2935s | I mean you don't I mean I'm not even |
| 2938s | asking you because you wouldn't say but |
| 2940s | I have a very strong sense that there's |
| 2942s | gonna be some damage over time elements |
| 2944s | to the Warlock |
| 2946s | it won't be strictly focused on that |
| 2949s | yeah |
| 2952s | okay my own question |
| 2955s | warlock Falconer Rune Master will any of |
| 2957s | any of them have a |
| 2960s | minion skill yes |
| 2966s | good answer |
| 2968s | like yes yeah of those 15 skills yes at |
| 2973s | least one of them is a minion skill at |
| 2975s | least one |
| 2976s | at least we gotta go down at least one |
| 2980s | not including the Falcons that's what I |
| 2984s | was talking about |
| 2988s | sorry with excluding the Falcon |
| 2991s | excluding the falcon I don't know sorry |
| 2995s | all right nevermind we didn't get it we |
| 2998s | didn't get anything |
| 3000s | uh Xavier says hopefully a possession |
| 3002s | skill |
| 3003s | like you curse these enemies and they |
| 3006s | turn around and fight for you that kind |
| 3008s | of thing yeah yeah that's sweet |
| 3010s | yeah that is sweet I like that too |
| 3014s | um we actually |
| 3015s | did experiment with something like that |
| 3017s | for a little while |
| 3019s | um because there we do have a curse or |
| 3022s | an element already called possession |
| 3025s | um |
| 3025s | uh well I remember when I was making the |
| 3028s | Aaron's will my unique item I pushed |
| 3031s | really hard for like you know corpse |
| 3033s | animation like oh you kill the enemy and |
| 3035s | then if you're wearing my armor you |
| 3036s | could bring it back to life and it bites |
| 3037s | for you and you're like no like that's |
| 3039s | because then we need to create corpses |
| 3041s | and you know it's like like a whole |
| 3044s | different game mechanic dude we're doing |
| 3046s | the thing where we chase the enemies and |
| 3047s | they're circling oh yeah and and it's |
| 3050s | really interesting because that was one |
| 3051s | of the main lines we were we were |
| 3053s | tracking with uh initial warlock |
| 3055s | development was was was having that as a |
| 3058s | thing |
| 3060s | um oh that would be so cool yeah which |
| 3062s | is well it pushes me back to the cow |
| 3064s | level when I when I kill the cows and |
| 3066s | then I got an army of cows following me |
| 3068s | that are fighting on my side like oh I |
| 3070s | love that idea but it's how because I |
| 3072s | remember you asking about about the |
| 3073s | reanimation stuff and it's why we were I |
| 3075s | remember I was answering very quickly no |
| 3077s | and so you thought because there was |
| 3078s | already a plan for it no because we |
| 3081s | already knew we couldn't do it because |
| 3082s | we already tried bills I got it I got it |
| 3084s | I got it yeah |
| 3087s | I was like no we tried nah that was the |
| 3091s | goal it didn't work that was really |
| 3094s | funny |
| 3096s | at least you tried that's good |
| 3099s | all right let's see |
| 3103s | uh will we expect any complete overhauls |
| 3106s | for existing class skills for 1.0 I |
| 3109s | think Mike can answer this one but he's |
| 3111s | gonna say Shaman has some stuff going on |
| 3113s | uh yeah so there's there is a plan for |
| 3116s | tempest strike to get an overhaul |
| 3118s | um it's getting moved where it is in the |
| 3121s | unlock order it's it's its role in the |
| 3123s | class is getting changed a lot of this |
| 3125s | functionality is getting shifted a |
| 3127s | little bit |
| 3128s | um |
| 3129s | but it's and it's tree will get redone |
| 3132s | um I don't know if that's gonna make it |
| 3133s | in my 1.0 or not like the the our whole |
| 3136s | skill team is just masteries masteries |
| 3140s | masteries Masters Masters masteries |
| 3142s | um and once the Masters are done we'll |
| 3143s | look at things like Tempest shark first |
| 3145s | on the list probably |
| 3147s | um I would be very surprised if |
| 3150s | Tempest strike in its current state |
| 3154s | yeah I feel like I'd be pretty I mean |
| 3157s | just because I really hope not but it |
| 3159s | it's it will it will not be a blocking |
| 3161s | feature for 1.0 I'll put it that way |
| 3163s | okay no that makes sense yeah temper |
| 3165s | strike isn't oh no we gotta we gotta |
| 3167s | push it back yeah we're not pushing 1.0 |
| 3169s | because we didn't get Tempest right |
| 3170s | finish or anything like that okay that's |
| 3171s | fair that's fair |
| 3173s | absolutely accept that |
| 3175s | um but yeah it's it's Tempest strike's |
| 3177s | the the biggest offender for sure |
| 3180s | there's there's other skills that are |
| 3182s | like |
| 3182s | kind of underwhelming don't really have |
| 3185s | the same uh polish as as some other |
| 3189s | skills that are in the game that might |
| 3190s | be similar or on other classes maybe a |
| 3192s | little bit of that like class envy that |
| 3193s | happens |
| 3194s | um and things like that and we totally |
| 3196s | see all the tough |
| 3198s | um |
| 3201s | masteries come first |
| 3203s | I haven't had a single Minion die since |
| 3207s | I've been playing wow one wow that |
| 3209s | doesn't even like expire from time don't |
| 3211s | you have like things oh I guess okay I'm |
| 3213s | sorry but all of my permanent minions |
| 3216s | even my vanguards I don't think I've |
| 3219s | lost one of them I think I've lost it |
| 3221s | that's funny |
| 3223s | came in about |
| 3225s | uh |
| 3227s | uh I know this is well into the future |
| 3229s | but after 1.0 comes out how long do you |
| 3232s | guys plan it'll take until the first |
| 3234s | cycle 1.0 will be cycle one yeah |
| 3238s | yeah and that's the thing it's kind of |
| 3239s | hard to |
| 3241s | like Define a cycle like I'd kind of |
| 3243s | argue we're in cycle zero right now type |
| 3245s | thing yeah well most people I don't want |
| 3248s | to say I don't want to speak for anybody |
| 3249s | I normally think of like a cycle as |
| 3253s | a start over point where there is |
| 3255s | something new to do like you know |
| 3257s | there's like like in the genre there's a |
| 3261s | new dungeon there's a new skill there's |
| 3263s | new items there's a fresh ladder there's |
| 3265s | that's the key for me is the fresh |
| 3267s | ladder |
| 3268s | yeah and that that's probably just |
| 3269s | because I'm so used to playing with D2 |
| 3273s | it's for the longest time that was like |
| 3275s | the only like there was nothing new that |
| 3276s | changed like what's your favorite class |
| 3278s | in D2 oh |
| 3280s | that's that's so hard like I have very |
| 3283s | fond memories of all of them my favorite |
| 3284s | my favorite class build combo everything |
| 3286s | is an enchantress like so terrible |
| 3290s | love it so much like you show up in a |
| 3293s | game with like people who are who are |
| 3296s | um like maybe they're they're in their |
| 3298s | like 80s and 90s and they're doing |
| 3299s | pretty good and everything and you show |
| 3301s | up with this like Sark and a crossbow |
| 3303s | and they're just like what are you doing |
| 3305s | you fool you knew but you're like eat it |
| 3310s | did you ever play |
| 3311s | um |
| 3313s | ax throwing Barbarian yep |
| 3316s | not a huge fan this one glimmer shark |
| 3318s | that's noise correct that one always |
| 3320s | cracked me up it's just like kind of a |
| 3321s | meme build yeah I like javasan that's |
| 3323s | why I was so excited when I saw the |
| 3324s | javison Java uh Javelin skill come into |
| 3327s | the game yes and and javasan was a the |
| 3331s | reason for that skill |
| 3332s | that is perfect yeah yeah a big big fan |
| 3336s | um really like uh werewolf or like |
| 3339s | rabies Druids I really enjoy that |
| 3342s | um I mean Hamilton's always fun but I |
| 3344s | much prefer smider |
| 3348s | it's funny as you talk about D2 like |
| 3351s | there's so much theming in last Epoch |
| 3354s | like you could see the reference points |
| 3357s | or the |
| 3359s | um just what you guys took which is |
| 3361s | great I love that |
| 3363s | I mean like it's I I talk about like |
| 3366s | making less Epoch and making like the |
| 3367s | game that I would make for myself and |
| 3369s | and there's there's the vast majority of |
| 3372s | it's identical |
| 3374s | um |
| 3374s | and a lot of that is just the things |
| 3376s | that you know like each of us when we're |
| 3379s | growing up and playing against the kid |
| 3381s | like what spoke to us what did we what |
| 3382s | did we latch onto and those are the |
| 3384s | ideas you come up with those are the |
| 3385s | things that |
| 3387s | um |
| 3388s | I get to make the Mastery I wanted as a |
| 3391s | kid playing D2 yeah that's cool that is |
| 3394s | cool |
| 3395s | rich is asking if I've died nope I don't |
| 3397s | even think one of my minions has died |
| 3399s | but we're not playing in power twitch is |
| 3401s | good well this is warlock needs to be |
| 3403s | made male because the male name in |
| 3404s | English yay |
| 3408s | you know I I I I I understand that uh |
| 3412s | like on Earth on Earth English warlock |
| 3414s | is is a male class but you know like |
| 3417s | this is just the best term we have for |
| 3420s | for what this this class is in a Terra |
| 3423s | as well it's the closest thing we can |
| 3424s | come up with so there's no direct |
| 3425s | translation it doesn't translate quite |
| 3427s | perfectly |
| 3430s | my options for the reward were |
| 3433s | experience or Shields and I was level |
| 3436s | 100 and I took experience just because |
| 3440s | I had never picked Shields it's pretty |
| 3442s | funny uh I got a ton of exalted Spears |
| 3445s | here laying on the ground oh that'd be |
| 3446s | go feel free to go through them I'm just |
| 3449s | gonna dump it almost Dash |
| 3451s | Aaron are arenas going to be enhanced |
| 3456s | further different modes of competitive |
| 3458s | models or are arenas finalized I believe |
| 3462s | well we have all the different ladders |
| 3464s | for the arena |
| 3467s | um |
| 3468s | maybe like |
| 3470s | expanding Arena Champions Mike anything |
| 3473s | like that or yeah there won't be much |
| 3475s | different with Arena |
| 3477s | um from 1.0 uh I I'd really like to get |
| 3480s | some Arena champions in |
| 3482s | um I know this is kind of something that |
| 3484s | I've I've talked about in the past of |
| 3485s | like what some early ideas for arena |
| 3488s | Champions things like that were I I'd |
| 3489s | love to see us I have no idea if we're |
| 3492s | gonna do this this is just a |
| 3493s | if someone asked me tomorrow if I wanted |
| 3495s | it it's a yes the |
| 3497s | like at the end at the end of maybe |
| 3501s | like before .92 starts or something and |
| 3503s | in preparation for 1.0 |
| 3505s | um |
| 3506s | look looking at who who was sitting on |
| 3508s | top of the ladder and trying to make |
| 3509s | Arena Champions like similar to those |
| 3512s | classes and characters and things like |
| 3513s | that maybe like nods to some people who |
| 3515s | want some of the ladders something like |
| 3516s | that I'd love to do something like that |
| 3518s | to make new origin Champions I don't |
| 3519s | know if we have time I don't I don't |
| 3521s | know if there's going to be any |
| 3522s | differences for arena Champions |
| 3524s | um |
| 3525s | or anything in the arena for 1.0 I know |
| 3527s | that's that's definitely a back burner |
| 3528s | feature right now |
| 3534s | uh at last Epoch game I know you're busy |
| 3539s | but you love the game have you played D4 |
| 3542s | and is there anything from that you |
| 3545s | enjoy and might want to port to Le a |
| 3550s | our answer is uh I I actually don't even |
| 3553s | own D4 right now what I do not own D4 |
| 3556s | right now that's okay I didn't they gave |
| 3558s | me they I don't I don't think I didn't |
| 3561s | buy it either |
| 3563s | um I played the beta bunch and I just I |
| 3567s | with where the launch date was and uh |
| 3570s | the timing of patches for us in our |
| 3572s | pressure 1.0 and things like that I'm |
| 3573s | like |
| 3575s | I won't have any time to play it I'm |
| 3578s | gonna wait and uh we'll be a little bit |
| 3580s | heads down right now |
| 3582s | um partially as well because like this |
| 3584s | sounds ridiculous but like |
| 3586s | by the oh the pretty well the only game |
| 3589s | I think that could realistically give uh |
| 3592s | D2 a run for the first money is my like |
| 3594s | all-time favorite game growing up is |
| 3596s | Ocarina of Time |
| 3598s | um |
| 3599s | and so cheers the kingdom just came out |
| 3601s | and it drew my attention a little bit |
| 3603s | I see yeah and I play that with my wife |
| 3606s | so we like we really enjoy playing that |
| 3608s | together and I like games that I can |
| 3609s | play with her but she doesn't like |
| 3610s | Diablo so um |
| 3612s | extremely limited time to play I haven't |
| 3615s | been playing D4 |
| 3617s | um I played a beta bunch and there was a |
| 3619s | lot of the stuff |
| 3621s | um |
| 3622s | that I do and like I watch streams and |
| 3624s | stuff like that everything but the |
| 3625s | things that I really like about |
| 3627s | uh D4 that I would that I think we could |
| 3630s | learn from is their uh their use of |
| 3633s | animations and like Cassie animation |
| 3635s | specifically |
| 3637s | and and yeah I think that's the stuff |
| 3639s | that we can learn from the most that we |
| 3642s | are falling short a little bit on |
| 3650s | that's good |
| 3653s | any plans for twitch drops |
| 3657s | yeah I think so |
| 3658s | um nothing uh nothing concrete nothing |
| 3661s | like immediately |
| 3664s | soon but in the works but yeah I |
| 3668s | um I know it's a conversation we had at |
| 3670s | one point and went okay yeah we should |
| 3671s | do that |
| 3673s | anyone got time to work on that no |
| 3676s | sign it to somebody who |
| 3678s | exactly so I um I'd be surprised if it |
| 3683s | doesn't happen just give it to Rimer |
| 3686s | he's not doing anything |
| 3688s | but |
| 3690s | private is a lot I know he knows |
| 3693s | I just know he's watching so I just get |
| 3695s | my head ah yeah get get it get that yeah |
| 3697s | exactly |
| 3699s | folks Mike take your hand off the |
| 3701s | keyboard for one second are you dead no |
| 3704s | no no no I just like oh you have to do |
| 3705s | you have to put up a teaser if you died |
| 3707s | right |
| 3710s | okay |
| 3711s | uh this question I've received a few |
| 3714s | times and that's just because I play so |
| 3716s | much Necro |
| 3719s | the way the Mages |
| 3722s | teleport works is like better than any |
| 3725s | other movement skill I can go up |
| 3727s | mountains down mountains stuff like that |
| 3730s | why is that |
| 3732s | um I mean a lot of it's just theming |
| 3733s | right like |
| 3736s | um |
| 3738s | it's it's it's the it has nothing to do |
| 3741s | with it being like a new node you know |
| 3743s | so it's like it's got like better |
| 3745s | performance or something no nothing like |
| 3748s | that no no no it's just like okay think |
| 3750s | of if you're like |
| 3752s | um I also use like these Rogue shift is |
| 3754s | like an example like you're gonna okay |
| 3756s | you're gonna run really fast like a |
| 3759s | short burst or whatever like that yep |
| 3761s | having that go down a cliff face |
| 3763s | uh doesn't make a lot of sense |
| 3766s | okay I understand |
| 3768s | um so it's like a Teleport with your |
| 3771s | minions up down it doesn't matter the |
| 3773s | elevations theming wise yeah does it |
| 3777s | does it not do that |
| 3779s | it does do that okay |
| 3781s | um yeah and I think I think that's the |
| 3782s | big difference like transplant teleport |
| 3784s | should behave the same |
| 3786s | do they not |
| 3789s | uh it's like I don't want you to like |
| 3792s | fix it because it's so good |
| 3795s | I mean basically the skeleton Mage where |
| 3799s | you like when you cast a skeleton mage |
| 3802s | you know |
| 3803s | yep and it portals you it's like the |
| 3806s | best movement skill in the game I can't |
| 3808s | even describe it until you play it it's |
| 3809s | like you know you never get caught on |
| 3812s | any rocks or any weird stuff you can go |
| 3814s | up down even if you can't see |
| 3817s | you know like like there's just a |
| 3819s | mountain to my right and I just click |
| 3820s | off screen and I like jump up there it |
| 3822s | just it functions it functions really |
| 3825s | well and in my head it's always well |
| 3827s | it's because it's new so it probably |
| 3828s | like has the latest |
| 3830s | you know Intel and teleport can't do |
| 3832s | that interesting I didn't know they were |
| 3834s | different I thought they were the same |
| 3835s | they should be the same the ones all the |
| 3837s | ones that teleport you like transplant |
| 3839s | teleport the Mage one uh the Smite uh |
| 3843s | descend |
| 3845s | um |
| 3846s | they should all they should all have the |
| 3847s | same limitations those ones |
| 3849s | rich in chat right now says it is so |
| 3852s | good but necro needs more survivability |
| 3854s | love yeah if you played let's just say |
| 3856s | you like like you're using teleport over |
| 3859s | and over and over again and then you're |
| 3860s | like let me try |
| 3862s | um |
| 3864s | this version of you know teleport on the |
| 3866s | acolyte it's |
| 3868s | it's night and day is it |
| 3871s | is it now it is like we could tell I we |
| 3874s | could test it right now somewhere you |
| 3876s | can't go you know you know what I think |
| 3878s | I actually think I know what the problem |
| 3879s | is or why it's happening like that |
| 3881s | um the targeting |
| 3884s | uh limitations |
| 3886s | it's getting from uh summon skeleton and |
| 3890s | someone skeleton doesn't have the same |
| 3891s | targeting limitations as the transplant |
| 3895s | and so it's just being like well you |
| 3896s | could some of the skeleton there so you |
| 3898s | can teleport there |
| 3900s | ah |
| 3901s | [Music] |
| 3904s | that's probably what's happening because |
| 3906s | what what most of the |
| 3909s | um movements movement abilities do is |
| 3912s | they actually they try and draw a line |
| 3914s | to the Target location along the ground |
| 3916s | along the navmesh okay it like |
| 3920s | if you |
| 3921s | if you have to make a turn that's too |
| 3923s | big to get there |
| 3925s | um it's just like no you can't get there |
| 3927s | and it just stops basically |
| 3929s | oh so since I can since I could summon a |
| 3932s | skeleton there I can move there yeah |
| 3935s | do not fix that if it's not right I've |
| 3938s | told you over and over again I don't |
| 3939s | take notes on stream oh perfect good |
| 3942s | good good hey remember you wanna write |
| 3944s | that one down for me Rhymer |
| 3948s | oh it's so good it is so good |
| 3953s | you want it to feel good that's right |
| 3954s | yeah yeah you do want to feel good |
| 3956s | yeah so |
| 3958s | it's it's one of those things where like |
| 3960s | so I think that the |
| 3962s | um most egregious offender of something |
| 3965s | like this ever has to be D2 teleport |
| 3969s | um you know like hold the button down |
| 3971s | and you're just freaking you don't even |
| 3973s | have to hold the button down just you |
| 3975s | know uh |
| 3976s | you're just like that you you put it on |
| 3978s | you right click you move your cursor |
| 3980s | outside the game window you let go you |
| 3982s | bring your Christmas back in the game |
| 3983s | window and it's it's like none lock |
| 3985s | trick for teleport and it's exactly and |
| 3988s | you just go |
| 3990s | Weaver's will for acolyte 13. |
| 3995s | if you find if you find the Lightning |
| 3999s | staff |
| 4001s | oh yeah yeah I got you I want it |
| 4004s | the lightning meteor staff hit me up |
| 4007s | all right oh yeah I should be looking |
| 4009s | stuff for you no no just that just just |
| 4012s | that just that |
| 4013s | just that I have found a thousand of |
| 4016s | those things I know they're not that |
| 4018s | rare so that's his voice as the movement |
| 4020s | still working is dead I'm pretty sure I |
| 4022s | could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it is |
| 4026s | give us Barbarian yeah so Barbarian is |
| 4029s | one of those things that's like |
| 4031s | um |
| 4032s | we we had a tough time not having a |
| 4034s | barbarian Mastery in the game it came |
| 4036s | through several times we came very close |
| 4038s | to including it |
| 4039s | um and it almost took the place of one |
| 4041s | of the |
| 4042s | uh primalist masteries except Druid was |
| 4046s | the last one missing and we were just |
| 4048s | like we like drew it we feel it's more |
| 4050s | important than Barbarian |
| 4052s | um |
| 4053s | so it it didn't didn't make the cut |
| 4056s | I obviously don't know I don't work for |
| 4058s | 11th Hour games but if someone anytime |
| 4061s | people are like what do you think the |
| 4062s | next Mastery that's gonna come out I |
| 4063s | always say Barbarian but they would |
| 4066s | never use the word barbarian it'd be |
| 4068s | like Viking I would say it'll be like a |
| 4070s | viking class why why can't we use |
| 4073s | Barbarian |
| 4074s | would you what like what what I I don't |
| 4076s | see the problem in it but I don't name |
| 4078s | things |
| 4079s | I mean ehg normally you know |
| 4083s | you know doesn't directly use the same |
| 4085s | terminology I think |
| 4087s | Experian Paladin Necro |
| 4092s | um Sorcerer And sorceress uh yeah but |
| 4095s | it's a mage Druid like what Drew that's |
| 4099s | four out of the classes yeah assassin |
| 4102s | Amazon Barbarian I just thought you'd |
| 4104s | put your own twist on it so I just |
| 4106s | figured it'd like I always say Viking |
| 4107s | it'll be like a viking class |
| 4109s | you're right a barbarian would work I |
| 4111s | don't know I I actually like that idea I |
| 4114s | hadn't heard that idea before and I love |
| 4115s | it |
| 4117s | perfect |
| 4118s | uh we also always joke that we know |
| 4121s | Judd's favorite skill is meteor that's |
| 4123s | why meteor always gets Buffs |
| 4125s | I know you're out there that's fine |
| 4129s | though I like meteor too it's what I'm |
| 4130s | working on actually yeah my other build |
| 4133s | it's like oh a meteor belt's coming out |
| 4136s | pick that one he liked that one I |
| 4142s | um |
| 4143s | Judd doesn't usually actually like come |
| 4145s | and be like all right we gotta buff |
| 4146s | meteor let's do that or anything like |
| 4147s | that I figured as much |
| 4150s | um but but whenever someone pitches an |
| 4152s | idea that's like related to meteor |
| 4153s | General kind of like |
| 4157s | that's a great idea hey Sunset you want |
| 4160s | to make that idea that's a good idea you |
| 4161s | should make that idea happen |
| 4162s | like new meteor he'll Grease the wheels |
| 4165s | for media related ideas a little a |
| 4167s | little a little better yeah yeah he'll |
| 4169s | be like oh a lightning meteor oh a crit |
| 4172s | meteor yeah |
| 4175s | and then what is it the Weaver's will |
| 4177s | you can get |
| 4178s | basically another plus five to meet here |
| 4181s | I like it meteor is my favorite spell |
| 4184s | too so I like Judd more now there you go |
| 4188s | oh I love meteor builds they're great |
| 4189s | you're using a meteor build right now oh |
| 4192s | meteorb was like that was my go-to so |
| 4196s | everyone's go-to uh D2 sort starter |
| 4199s | build was right or some some sort my |
| 4202s | place but meteor and Frozen orb was was |
| 4205s | always my go-to |
| 4208s | it's really like frozen Urban Fireball |
| 4210s | is really what it ends up being because |
| 4211s | you weave the Fireballs into the Frozen |
| 4213s | orbs but meteor's there too if you're |
| 4215s | gonna do like meth farming |
| 4220s | thank you |
| 4222s | do I like this comment it's amazing how |
| 4225s | you teach Diablo on quality of life and |
| 4228s | game content that is quite a compliment |
| 4231s | right there I appreciate it there's one |
| 4233s | there's there's a lot like |
| 4235s | I don't I don't want to understand I can |
| 4238s | talk you don't have to well I guess I'm |
| 4239s | on your channel I don't want to |
| 4240s | overstate it but people ask me all the |
| 4241s | time like hey you play a lot of D4 |
| 4243s | lately like what do you like about D4 |
| 4245s | what do you like about last Deepak and I |
| 4247s | always say one thing that is like a fact |
| 4250s | like this isn't even opinion based like |
| 4253s | last Epoch is uh an action RPG it's got |
| 4256s | a map overlay it's got detailed crafting |
| 4258s | it's got |
| 4260s | organized stash tabs it's got |
| 4264s | um a loot filter |
| 4266s | so a lot of the classical action RPG |
| 4268s | elements you see in these styles of |
| 4271s | games are um |
| 4274s | are absent in the other one yeah there's |
| 4277s | there's a few things like that yeah and |
| 4279s | um |
| 4281s | I don't think it's it's possible to like |
| 4283s | strictly say one's better but like |
| 4287s | um it is really nice to hear people |
| 4289s | enjoying playing last Epoch and and the |
| 4291s | things that we've decided to do like |
| 4293s | that like that that they're appreciative |
| 4294s | of and things that's that's really cool |
| 4296s | I I do enjoy that |
| 4298s | but I don't like I don't like |
| 4301s | um put putting down uh the other games |
| 4303s | for sure for sure and then I also say on |
| 4306s | the flip side like I mean they at one |
| 4308s | point I think they had 10 million |
| 4309s | concurrent players and the servers were |
| 4311s | buttery smooth like so I mean there's |
| 4314s | there's some other stuff to it they've |
| 4316s | got they've got a lot of experience |
| 4318s | um managing High |
| 4321s | server counts like |
| 4323s | yeah they're really really good at that |
| 4327s | there's a lot of members in my community |
| 4328s | in the chat right now they said we like |
| 4330s | putting down Wilson we're not talking |
| 4331s | about Wilson during this stream okay Mr |
| 4336s | skeezy |
| 4338s | Good Old Wilson |
| 4340s | um |
| 4342s | what else any plans on giving nekro or |
| 4345s | Beastmaster the option to set minion |
| 4347s | formations they can move and fly I love |
| 4349s | that idea yeah that's one of those |
| 4351s | things that's like oh my God it'd be |
| 4353s | great we we actually |
| 4354s | briefly touched on trying to do |
| 4356s | something like that and it was it was |
| 4358s | one of those things where like realize |
| 4360s | pretty quickly that there was some some |
| 4361s | problems that we had to fix some other |
| 4363s | things first before it was possible to |
| 4364s | even do properly |
| 4366s | um and it got sidelined and pushed back |
| 4368s | and all that stuff in D4 The Necromancer |
| 4371s | has the Book of the Dead and I thought |
| 4373s | that's what they were gonna do where |
| 4374s | it's like you can have your skeleton |
| 4376s | Defenders and they have a sword and |
| 4377s | shield and they stay close and defend |
| 4379s | you and then you've got your warriors |
| 4380s | that are more aggressive and it's like |
| 4383s | it's nothing like that but I love that |
| 4384s | idea it's like we're not worried about |
| 4386s | survivability right now like I want them |
| 4388s | in aggressive mode or something like |
| 4390s | that yeah I think there's if I I |
| 4393s | personally think the place to put that |
| 4395s | is actually in the uh skill tree |
| 4399s | screen |
| 4400s | and have like a little like a little |
| 4403s | thing on the side that's like pick the |
| 4405s | aggressiveness like like the skill can |
| 4406s | summon these four minions pick their |
| 4408s | stance that's gonna be in for these |
| 4410s | minions or something like that because |
| 4411s | there's oh yeah there's a woodwork a lot |
| 4413s | of different types of minions you can |
| 4415s | get and the the UI uh when you're |
| 4418s | actually like in when you're playing |
| 4419s | actively like fighting and stuff like |
| 4420s | that the UI does is there's no really |
| 4422s | good place to put that in the primary |
| 4424s | like HUD when you're playing |
| 4427s | um |
| 4428s | Beezer teaser time oh yeah let's do a |
| 4431s | teaser so teaser |
| 4433s | um |
| 4435s | beekeeper meteor yes meteor |
| 4439s | a b deer oh my gosh it's probably |
| 4441s | already been tabled Judd take down that |
| 4443s | note you got this all right so we that |
| 4445s | would actually be a fun skill a meteor |
| 4447s | drops and then like releases a bunch of |
| 4449s | bees and it's like a like a like a you |
| 4452s | know like a hive drops oh that is such a |
| 4455s | good idea sorry so someone made the |
| 4457s | mistake of accidentally dropping |
| 4460s | uh |
| 4461s | uh |
| 4464s | sorry |
| 4465s | um someone so a long time ago so I've |
| 4468s | said this before but some made a mistake |
| 4470s | and caused wolves someone wolf to get |
| 4473s | triggered when meteor was cast instead |
| 4475s | of the explosion |
| 4477s | so meteor would come down and it would |
| 4479s | instead of a an explosion happening uh |
| 4481s | summon wolf would happen and they'd be |
| 4482s | like a wolf |
| 4484s | it's like wolf meteor became a meteor |
| 4486s | yeah it shows it's possible |
| 4490s | oh yeah |
| 4491s | yeah meteor consists of four skills by |
| 4495s | default |
| 4496s | uh that actually chain into each other |
| 4498s | to make meteor happen |
| 4501s | and you can replace anything along that |
| 4503s | chain |
| 4506s | all right okay so here is I'm gonna |
| 4508s | bring something up we break a couple |
| 4509s | images up that I'm gonna flick between |
| 4511s | um so I know I've been I mentioned a |
| 4513s | couple times we've been talking about |
| 4516s | um like performance and polish and |
| 4518s | optimization things like that |
| 4519s | um and so here's a screenshot from the |
| 4521s | game right now this is from this is what |
| 4523s | it looks like in 0.91 |
| 4525s | um I'm pretty sure this is what it |
| 4526s | already looks like it's not I found out |
| 4528s | it's very similar |
| 4529s | um |
| 4530s | and we've been |
| 4532s | we've been working on different ways to |
| 4538s | uh to |
| 4541s | improve the visual Fidelity and and make |
| 4545s | it look more awesomer yes it's an |
| 4547s | efficient technical term |
| 4549s | um so here's here's sort of uh an |
| 4551s | example of |
| 4552s | more awesomer the more awesomer of the |
| 4555s | of the types of effects and sort of |
| 4557s | things that were developing to be able |
| 4561s | to include |
| 4563s | um so this thing that wouldn't now do |
| 4566s | you know when you make this is this like |
| 4568s | you know across the whole game or is |
| 4570s | this like every time you like you gotta |
| 4572s | make it individually per Zone does that |
| 4574s | make sense yeah there's certain parts of |
| 4576s | this that would be blanket changes and |
| 4578s | certain parts of this that are |
| 4579s | individual changes so both |
| 4581s | got it to make it look this nice and |
| 4583s | this this is |
| 4584s | um sort of a a test area I've got |
| 4587s | another another set of images from uh uh |
| 4590s | like actually really close by to this |
| 4592s | physically location but um just another |
| 4594s | look to see the types of things |
| 4597s | um I'll show that later but um |
| 4600s | yeah like this is this is a big Focus |
| 4602s | for us right now is |
| 4605s | um |
| 4606s | you know just just improving the quality |
| 4608s | of |
| 4609s | seemingly mundane things like how the |
| 4611s | ground looks you know |
| 4614s | um and it's a lot of those little things |
| 4615s | that are gonna they're gonna add up to I |
| 4617s | think the the quality level for the core |
| 4619s | gameplay features that we want for 1.0 |
| 4624s | yeah |
| 4625s | yeah that looks good |
| 4627s | should I know did you see you didn't see |
| 4629s | that today for the first time did you |
| 4631s | yeah this screenshot uh I may have seen |
| 4633s | it yesterday actually |
| 4639s | I'll look when was the scent |
| 4645s | as we were talking about yesterday nope |
| 4647s | this is today |
| 4652s | first time I stopped was today |
| 4655s | will there be a major bounce pass for |
| 4656s | 1.0 yeah I I I'd say it's a pretty |
| 4660s | uh pretty clear chance that that'll |
| 4661s | happen oh my God I missed like several |
| 4664s | things that are awesome uh Spike |
| 4667s | thank you for your recipe seven months |
| 4668s | in a row that's awesome I don't know how |
| 4670s | I missed that |
| 4671s | um and agent Frank 16 has subbed and |
| 4674s | also has gifted a sub two exotheists |
| 4677s | thank you very much guys appreciate that |
| 4679s | uh glad to have you with us hanging out |
| 4682s | love it |
| 4685s | got new introduction driver hello big |
| 4689s | arpg fan here but never tried last epoc |
| 4691s | does this game have seasons if so does |
| 4694s | do they have a team and how long do they |
| 4698s | last |
| 4701s | sorry say that again |
| 4703s | uh uh does this game have seasons |
| 4707s | yeah if so how long do they last |
| 4710s | um so the we're calling them Cycles |
| 4713s | they'll be |
| 4715s | um initially a little bit longer so but |
| 4719s | um it'll basically be like ladder resets |
| 4720s | and it'll be on patched timing they'll |
| 4724s | be roughly similar the plan is to have |
| 4727s | them be roughly similar to Poe right now |
| 4730s | um they might be longer though we might |
| 4731s | do we might have like uh like I know |
| 4734s | we've talked about split Seasons as an |
| 4736s | option |
| 4737s | um where it's like a a two patch cycle |
| 4740s | where it's technically like one site one |
| 4741s | season |
| 4743s | um and like there's like a ladder reset |
| 4744s | in the middle |
| 4745s | uh I know we've talked about having |
| 4748s | uh there's lots of things we've talked |
| 4750s | about doing that are a little bit |
| 4751s | different there's lots of great |
| 4752s | suggestions that come in all the time |
| 4753s | that we that we talk about like we got |
| 4755s | tons of community suggestions around |
| 4756s | this type of topic and we we pay |
| 4758s | attention to those and discuss them |
| 4760s | um but yeah there's yes we are doing |
| 4763s | Cycles |
| 4764s | um |
| 4765s | I I'd say there's a very high |
| 4767s | probability that how those manifest |
| 4769s | specifically will evolve over time so |
| 4772s | like we might go into 1.0 being like all |
| 4775s | right we're gonna do a new cycle every |
| 4777s | patch and that's like there's there's |
| 4779s | let's say there's roughly three or four |
| 4781s | of those a year |
| 4782s | um and you know that sort of stuff and |
| 4784s | then we're like we get six months down |
| 4786s | the line and we're like you know this |
| 4787s | isn't really working let's adjust this |
| 4788s | so |
| 4789s | um |
| 4790s | I can't say for certain how that's gonna |
| 4792s | look because a lot of what we uh a lot |
| 4796s | of the the details of things like that |
| 4797s | get adjusted on the Fly based on like |
| 4799s | what's happening in the game what's |
| 4801s | happening in the community what's |
| 4801s | happening from feedback all sort of |
| 4803s | stuff so |
| 4806s | their their frequency will be up for |
| 4810s | changing I think so I don't want to give |
| 4812s | a hard number on that |
| 4814s | lb says uh drew it over Barb is |
| 4817s | blasphemy Mike |
| 4824s | a barbarian would enhanced Thorne's |
| 4828s | ability would be fun |
| 4830s | yeah we've been really cautious with |
| 4832s | Thorne's style abilities |
| 4835s | well D4 there's a lot like Thorns is |
| 4838s | very prevalent so I'm sure you're gonna |
| 4840s | get a lot of that those types of |
| 4841s | questions they're really strong yeah |
| 4846s | it's it's yeah I think it's something |
| 4849s | that we'll probably look to explore a |
| 4850s | little bit later |
| 4852s | um and like we're we're touching on I |
| 4854s | know there was a Thorns build that |
| 4856s | showed up a little while ago that was |
| 4857s | pretty Bonkers I don't I don't know I |
| 4859s | think it may have got nerfed into |
| 4859s | Oblivion |
| 4861s | um |
| 4864s | but there was there was it was a fun one |
| 4865s | that I saw where someone was able to |
| 4867s | like stand at the start of |
| 4869s | uh Spire monoliths and just like wait |
| 4872s | for the Spire to shoot stand in the |
| 4874s | spire and the Spire would just pop and |
| 4876s | they would they would open the portal |
| 4877s | and it would just die yeah |
| 4880s | I know this question's been asked fairly |
| 4883s | regularly any update on numblock trick |
| 4886s | coming to the game no no no update sorry |
| 4890s | um |
| 4891s | there's there's no plans to take it out |
| 4894s | if people are wondering that |
| 4895s | okay I know people have been calling for |
| 4898s | uh like official version of it so you |
| 4900s | don't have to use them lock like like |
| 4902s | right click on the skill ability or |
| 4903s | something and it like toggles it to Auto |
| 4904s | cast mode things like that |
| 4907s | um which which are not unreasonable it's |
| 4910s | not something we're discussing yet |
| 4915s | probably I'm fighting all these bosses |
| 4916s | that I know me too |
| 4921s | all right |
| 4924s | last Epoch game with the with the Le |
| 4926s | barbarian look like or what would it |
| 4929s | look like because you said before dual |
| 4931s | wielding two-handed weapons is probably |
| 4933s | a No-No yeah dueling 200 weapons is |
| 4936s | probably a No-No |
| 4938s | um |
| 4939s | that this is something that I thought |
| 4941s | was actually really cool I don't think |
| 4943s | it works for our game because of how we |
| 4946s | do equipment but I did really like the |
| 4948s | Arsenal ability that uh D4 has for their |
| 4951s | bar where like it's got extra items |
| 4953s | equipped I thought that was really cool |
| 4954s | yeah I think that's I think that's a |
| 4956s | that's a really neat design space to be |
| 4958s | able to explore |
| 4960s | so I was and and that's |
| 4963s | weapon sloth is one of those features |
| 4965s | that like oh my God I want Wi-Fi swap so |
| 4968s | bad it was why that won't go in |
| 4972s | I I I've been very vocal about being |
| 4975s | very handily losing that debate |
| 4978s | um |
| 4978s | and I I lost that today hard |
| 4982s | I wonder if it's because of like |
| 4983s | snapshotting or something like that or I |
| 4986s | don't know it was there were a lot of |
| 4988s | really good reasons |
| 4989s | um yeah yeah and I conceived the point |
| 4993s | but you're like I'm still salty |
| 4996s | [Laughter] |
| 5000s | I'm allowed to be salty |
| 5012s | meteors |
| 5014s | how's your resistances better |
| 5017s | you still have no necrotic resistance no |
| 5019s | it's 72. oh nice my void is 22. |
| 5026s | at least it's not zero I think my |
| 5028s | poisons |
| 5030s | I poisoned 40. 99 31 58 74 82 72 22. |
| 5037s | it's my coal of my necrotic or am I |
| 5038s | called my voider hurting |
| 5041s | wow you're pretty good |
| 5044s | after after this I want to slip over to |
| 5047s | a dungeon try and Hammer that out let's |
| 5049s | see if there's some questions in chat |
| 5051s | uh I do apologize that I've been bad |
| 5054s | with chat today |
| 5056s | um |
| 5057s | if you've got a really burning question |
| 5058s | that I missed please repost it |
| 5060s | uh I'm trying to look at anything that's |
| 5062s | been for you or me |
| 5067s | is any teasers for set item changes or |
| 5069s | new new sets |
| 5071s | um I don't have any teasers for that yet |
| 5072s | I'm sorry that's not been that's that |
| 5076s | will the unless unless someone squeaks |
| 5078s | it in uh just without saying anything uh |
| 5082s | it's not planned for nine two I don't |
| 5083s | think |
| 5084s | LV at last Depot game buff Frozen orb |
| 5088s | make it feel good uh we don't write down |
| 5090s | any suggestions during the stream you |
| 5092s | need to go over to the forums and post |
| 5094s | it there and one of the ehg team members |
| 5098s | will look at it we appreciate your |
| 5100s | feedback |
| 5101s | it's also keep listening to my stream |
| 5103s | once or twice |
| 5105s | it's so funny I've heard you say that at |
| 5108s | least a thousand times yeah I think I |
| 5111s | like I just I just feel bad because like |
| 5113s | I just don't have the I guess I read so |
| 5116s | many suggestions like I'll be one of the |
| 5118s | people going to read it I read so many |
| 5120s | suggestions |
| 5121s | um and and like I'm so visual with |
| 5125s | things that like if I don't write it |
| 5127s | down |
| 5128s | um I just it's just I forget about it |
| 5130s | yeah |
| 5132s | um and so like |
| 5134s | don't worry I know all these people |
| 5135s | asking these questions they don't you |
| 5137s | don't need it okay I just I don't have |
| 5140s | time to like |
| 5141s | uh manage the stream play and answer |
| 5144s | questions and write down notes on things |
| 5146s | that like I think sound cool during the |
| 5148s | Stream |
| 5149s | okay I will write down what iron forged |
| 5152s | wrote at Aaron how about a meteor skill |
| 5154s | that when it lands it turns into a |
| 5156s | temporary Golem and smashes stuff now |
| 5160s | we're talking well I mean if you're |
| 5161s | wearing Aaron's will it makes three |
| 5163s | Golems |
| 5165s | um Avalanche has a node that does that |
| 5169s | yes it does so I actually took a I took |
| 5172s | a picture of the like |
| 5174s | golamites or whatever they're called yep |
| 5177s | I was like has anybody ever seen this |
| 5179s | minion before because I think I've had |
| 5181s | over 1500 hours in the game and I was |
| 5183s | like there's a minion in this game I've |
| 5185s | never |
| 5186s | seen before yep |
| 5189s | it's Sneaky |
| 5190s | I've never seen it yeah you can make a |
| 5194s | random Minion from Avalanche it's pretty |
| 5196s | interesting |
| 5198s | that's the closest thing to Elementals |
| 5199s | we have |
| 5200s | um and that's yeah |
| 5204s | I think if we're gonna see more |
| 5206s | Elemental golems and things like like if |
| 5208s | you're gonna see more |
| 5210s | um yeah like Elemental Golems it'll |
| 5212s | probably be |
| 5213s | um |
| 5214s | Prime less based what do you I guess |
| 5218s | okay here's a question for you Mike at |
| 5221s | last Epoch game it is remarkable that |
| 5223s | Ellie is always encouraging players to |
| 5225s | experiment and try new builds with that |
| 5227s | said could you share any development |
| 5228s | about dual type damage void plus fire as |
| 5232s | an example |
| 5234s | like like abilities that have those two |
| 5237s | things on them or builds that utilize |
| 5240s | fire damage I think he's just using that |
| 5242s | as an example like |
| 5244s | um you know poison |
| 5247s | fire I don't know like that style yeah I |
| 5251s | mean dual damage there are lots of |
| 5253s | skills that have dual damage on them |
| 5255s | already and there's lots like like |
| 5256s | simple even like Fireball has a node |
| 5259s | that will turn into a fire lightning 50 |
| 5260s | 50 skill |
| 5262s | um I think that the |
| 5265s | uh the the focus on there's there's |
| 5272s | as a class theme element like like |
| 5276s | Elemental as a theme fire lightning cold |
| 5280s | um is is really deep rooted in sorcerer |
| 5284s | um but it really pushes you to have one |
| 5287s | element specifically and it doesn't like |
| 5290s | having |
| 5292s | um it doesn't like doing dual element |
| 5293s | stuff so much like like look at the |
| 5295s | passive tree and it's like |
| 5297s | um fire fire fire cold yeah cold cold |
| 5301s | lightning lightning lightning like it's |
| 5303s | it's really like pick an element |
| 5306s | um and then sometimes we get these like |
| 5308s | these these Dragon Mage dragon breath |
| 5309s | and mirror breath nodes that are like |
| 5311s | try to help you kind of do multi-element |
| 5314s | stuff but they're just not good enough |
| 5316s | to really do it well enough you know |
| 5319s | um |
| 5320s | and so I think there's there's there's |
| 5322s | definitely room for that multi-element |
| 5326s | um theming to to come out still |
| 5329s | um and we we've we've taken note of that |
| 5332s | so like I think you'll see more emphasis |
| 5335s | on that in the future |
| 5337s | um |
| 5338s | not not a ton not like it's like we're |
| 5340s | switching hard to having that be like |
| 5341s | the primary thing or anything but like |
| 5343s | um there I think there's room to |
| 5346s | grow in that category |
| 5351s | I don't think I've ever seen this |
| 5352s | question before will it be possible to |
| 5354s | darken the rest area for monos where |
| 5358s | we're standing I actually actually |
| 5359s | answered that one in in text already but |
| 5361s | yeah we don't have any plans there is a |
| 5363s | bug that caused it to be super bright |
| 5364s | sometimes and I said that and then he |
| 5366s | replied again later on uh that they're |
| 5368s | talking about no this is like the proper |
| 5370s | visual darken it even more |
| 5372s | um okay I I don't think we have plans |
| 5375s | for that right now |
| 5376s | um I think that could be a cool |
| 5379s | so you know how there's |
| 5380s | um like like it's going back to talking |
| 5382s | about Guild stuff and one of the big |
| 5383s | things about Guild stuff and sometimes |
| 5385s | people aren't player housing in a |
| 5386s | similar vein is is having a customizable |
| 5388s | space to interact with and everything |
| 5390s | like that and one of the big things that |
| 5392s | you do in your uh player housing in Poe |
| 5394s | is customizing and like that's where you |
| 5396s | access your Atlas and everything like |
| 5398s | that |
| 5399s | um or map device sorry and |
| 5401s | um oh you're talking uh you're talking a |
| 5403s | clan Hideout oh no not specifically but |
| 5407s | like that that is like I guess a a |
| 5410s | feature that gets requested a lot |
| 5413s | um but what more I'm getting to is I |
| 5416s | could see |
| 5417s | customizing your version of mrest uh uh |
| 5422s | what's it called echo of a world |
| 5424s | um with the zone right now customizing |
| 5425s | this Zone as a possible feature like |
| 5428s | that's that's something that I think |
| 5429s | would be really cool because you only |
| 5430s | ever see this Zone |
| 5432s | um like in your own customized version |
| 5434s | of it type thing |
| 5437s | it's not a public Zone this is not a |
| 5439s | public Zone |
| 5440s | um I'm just throwing it out there that |
| 5442s | if this like let's say Clans came to the |
| 5444s | game and you join the clan so now when |
| 5447s | you finish the echo you come to the |
| 5449s | Clans version of end of the world or |
| 5451s | however you want to say it okay and that |
| 5453s | can be customized through MTX and |
| 5455s | achievements and awards and there's a |
| 5458s | ranking system oh man that would be |
| 5461s | yeah that would be amazing awesome that |
| 5463s | would be amazing just be super clear |
| 5464s | that it's not in the works right now |
| 5467s | primer Reimer put that on the list but I |
| 5472s | do I do agree that'd be awesome and I'd |
| 5473s | love to see that would be awesome that |
| 5477s | would be awesome |
| 5480s | I like that I like that |
| 5484s | dude you're killing these dragons so |
| 5486s | fast |
| 5487s | me |
| 5488s | yeah I think it's me |
| 5490s | it's you |
| 5494s | get em Golems |
| 5502s | oh man that would be freaking awesome |
| 5504s | yeah I think that like that's and and |
| 5505s | that's um like I've seen people ask for |
| 5508s | things like that on forums and stuff |
| 5510s | like this is |
| 5512s | um that's the sort of stuff that's like |
| 5514s | it's really cool it's really fun it's |
| 5515s | really interesting and I'd love to do |
| 5517s | stuff like that |
| 5518s | it's uh |
| 5521s | a |
| 5522s | like it's one of those things I said |
| 5524s | it's not a priority feature it's not |
| 5526s | um yeah it doesn't affect gameplay like |
| 5528s | there's there's no impact on functional |
| 5530s | gameplay mechanics that that has but |
| 5532s | it's awesome right |
| 5535s | and so like where do you put that in a |
| 5536s | priority |
| 5540s | you ready for a dargan fight |
| 5542s | what is it yeah |
| 5544s | you got an engine until you're asking do |
| 5546s | you think we'll see updated character |
| 5547s | sheet by 1.0 uh we recently passed the |
| 5550s | two-year anniversary since he first |
| 5552s | unveiled its early vodka image oh my God |
| 5554s | it's been two years |
| 5556s | no wait is this the interout one |
| 5560s | crap crap |
| 5562s | I was looking at my screen like oh do I |
| 5565s | go in or out of this one |
| 5567s | um yeah it's uh uh my Golems are gonna |
| 5570s | push it all the way in the corner which |
| 5571s | by the way it drives me crazy about this |
| 5573s | fight how easy you could move this guy I |
| 5576s | know |
| 5579s | me too but your Source can push him into |
| 5581s | the corner if you wanted to yeah |
| 5585s | anything that bothers you about the game |
| 5587s | I guarantee it bothers me more |
| 5589s | like I know like how many times have you |
| 5592s | heard like with a hitbox for lagon or |
| 5594s | something like that you're like a |
| 5596s | million times I still like when you say |
| 5601s | used to be you're like it's yeah it |
| 5604s | still needs work it's way better than it |
| 5607s | used to be it is |
| 5608s | I would still really like to |
| 5612s | um |
| 5612s | it took so long to do but make a |
| 5616s | um take a character like a Summoner or |
| 5619s | something that's just like like some |
| 5620s | character that has a ton of trouble with |
| 5622s | the boss fight it's like it's it's |
| 5624s | impossible to the boss with this class |
| 5626s | and just like equip basic attack and go |
| 5628s | to town and do it because it's doable |
| 5630s | with basic attack it's possible but I |
| 5634s | don't have six hours to spare |
| 5636s | right uh lemon drizzle cakes last Epoch |
| 5639s | not sure if this was asked already but |
| 5641s | his 1.0 is still coming this year there |
| 5643s | is not an official release date |
| 5645s | announced but the current goal is this |
| 5647s | year |
| 5649s | correct is that yes correct I'll try to |
| 5652s | point you'd be like yes okay I put it |
| 5654s | the wrong way |
| 5657s | it's coming this year's I have |
| 5659s | confidence they got this so it's really |
| 5661s | interesting in um if you've ever been on |
| 5663s | a voice call with someone in like |
| 5664s | Discord or slack or uh like uh Facebook |
| 5668s | Messenger or uh FaceTime or any of those |
| 5671s | any of those |
| 5672s | um |
| 5673s | voice call things |
| 5675s | um the image that you see of yourself is |
| 5678s | a mirrored image of what everyone else |
| 5680s | sees of you |
| 5683s | um yeah yeah so it's always the opposite |
| 5685s | right yeah so when you're looking at |
| 5686s | yourself in the in the voice call and |
| 5688s | you move your hand to the right uh for |
| 5691s | you that you're looking at you it moves |
| 5692s | to the right |
| 5694s | um |
| 5695s | but like for for like it's your it would |
| 5697s | be your |
| 5699s | it moves to your personal right from |
| 5700s | your perspective but you're in screen |
| 5703s | version of use left |
| 5706s | um if that makes any sense and then when |
| 5708s | you are so so there's it looks like |
| 5709s | you're looking in a mirror right exactly |
| 5711s | so you always got to point the opposite |
| 5713s | direction of where they actually are |
| 5714s | well yep in a video call |
| 5717s | and so like in like right now when I |
| 5720s | point when I look at when I look at the |
| 5721s | preview image So like um the preview |
| 5723s | image for streaming platforms doesn't |
| 5726s | doesn't flip the camera like that which |
| 5728s | is why I always have so much like when |
| 5729s | I'm looking at the preview image I'm |
| 5730s | like okay Aaron's up to my top right so |
| 5732s | I'm gonna push point up to my top right |
| 5734s | and it's not pointing at you at all |
| 5737s | it's I point to the top left right now |
| 5739s | so I have to point to my top left to |
| 5741s | Point At You in the top right and it's |
| 5743s | um like having that there you go having |
| 5746s | that still throwing you off yeah having |
| 5747s | that reverse happen in my brain is is I |
| 5750s | I struggle with that pretty bad |
| 5753s | lastipa Game season sound great love the |
| 5756s | idea of new mechanics or items that will |
| 5759s | further develop the gameplay and cycle |
| 5762s | will it be like Poe with new characters |
| 5764s | each time yeah so we do we do |
| 5767s | um like new new cycle you want to start |
| 5769s | in the new cycle yes it's a fresh uh |
| 5771s | fresh |
| 5772s | um |
| 5773s | uh for stash fresh characters you're |
| 5776s | starting from scratch it's like you just |
| 5777s | bought the game brand new and you've got |
| 5778s | nothing start over go have fun |
| 5781s | um we do we do know that there's a lot |
| 5783s | of people that get discouraged by |
| 5786s | restarting and still want to play the |
| 5788s | new stuff |
| 5790s | um and so we're trying to make it a |
| 5793s | little bit more friendly in that |
| 5795s | um not all of the |
| 5799s | nice not all of the content actually |
| 5803s | most of the content at least initially |
| 5804s | will be rolled out simultaneously we |
| 5807s | play into anyways this is still a little |
| 5808s | up in the air but the current plan is to |
| 5810s | roll things roll content out |
| 5811s | simultaneously for a new Cyclone old |
| 5812s | cycle for the most part |
| 5814s | um like there might be certain elements |
| 5816s | that don't |
| 5818s | so the I would idea would be if you want |
| 5820s | to take part in the new ladder you're |
| 5822s | required to play the new season exactly |
| 5825s | exactly and there might be something so |
| 5827s | like maybe we'll say like |
| 5829s | um |
| 5830s | this is like so none of this is official |
| 5832s | none of this is real it's just examples |
| 5833s | I'm taking from this stuff |
| 5834s | um let's say for example there was a |
| 5837s | um there was there was a new cycle and |
| 5839s | we implemented delve I'm just gonna use |
| 5841s | Poe term just so like we have my Dell as |
| 5843s | a new gameplay mechanic and we add |
| 5846s | um and we add uh Shaco grandfather |
| 5849s | winforce as new items to the game |
| 5851s | maybe the that delve mechanic gets |
| 5855s | rolled out to everyone right away |
| 5858s | um and those three new uniques are are |
| 5860s | ladder only uniques they're cycle only |
| 5862s | uniques and you've got to play the new |
| 5863s | cycle to find those new items |
| 5865s | um and then like |
| 5868s | uh these these other six items are for |
| 5870s | everyone so something that maybe there's |
| 5871s | like some like some pieces of it are uh |
| 5874s | ladder only things or maybe all of it's |
| 5876s | ladder only or maybe none of it's ladder |
| 5877s | only but like |
| 5879s | um |
| 5880s | I'd say likely initially at least it'll |
| 5882s | be some |
| 5883s | split of Latter only and non-letter only |
| 5885s | stuff and then because you want to give |
| 5887s | you want to give the player a reason to |
| 5889s | start a new character instead of you |
| 5892s | know using they're already level 100 |
| 5894s | character I'm sure yeah yeah a lot of it |
| 5897s | is like hey there's like there's cool |
| 5898s | stuff to play on the new ladder and |
| 5900s | um it gets the economy rolling for the |
| 5901s | people who are playing Merchant skill in |
| 5902s | the new ladder and you know like all |
| 5904s | these sorts of things that it's |
| 5906s | um because as like a new player coming |
| 5908s | in usually the best time to join is the |
| 5910s | start of a new ladder or or slightly |
| 5912s | before so you get used to the game and |
| 5913s | then you can start in Earnest to start a |
| 5915s | new ladder or something like that but |
| 5917s | um we we want that we really want to |
| 5919s | have that new ladder environment and |
| 5922s | experience be possible and to thrive and |
| 5924s | be interesting and exciting and all |
| 5925s | sorts of stuff yeah |
| 5927s | um but we don't we don't want to just |
| 5928s | like because there's a lot of people |
| 5929s | that are very turned off by the having |
| 5931s | to start a new character we don't want |
| 5933s | to cut them out |
| 5934s | um and so there's gonna be some |
| 5935s | experimentation in finding a balance |
| 5937s | there I think yeah because the balance |
| 5939s | is what brings the player back to start |
| 5941s | the new season while simultaneously you |
| 5944s | know the Casual that doesn't have the |
| 5945s | time or the want to start a new |
| 5947s | character |
| 5948s | to do so yeah |
| 5951s | okay |
| 5953s | uh it's it it's it's interesting being |
| 5956s | on chat with you because you read |
| 5958s | comments and you realize how far behind |
| 5960s | you are when you see what we all are |
| 5963s | talking about |
| 5964s | [Music] |
| 5967s | I'm I'm doing a really bad job but today |
| 5969s | I'm glad you kind of take the reins on |
| 5970s | the on the questions here I don't know I |
| 5972s | got it I got it I got it there was one |
| 5975s | on here that said gonna spam the forums |
| 5977s | for the B meteor it just sounds too good |
| 5979s | yeah go for it |
| 5982s | uh any new game systems coming before |
| 5984s | 1.0 the ideas uh adding to existing |
| 5988s | systems but no overall new systems with |
| 5990s | the exception of factions correct yeah |
| 5993s | yeah yeah and yeah because like factions |
| 5995s | is it's not a new |
| 5997s | um it's not a new challenge to overcome |
| 6000s | it's not a new gameplay action to take |
| 6004s | as far as like |
| 6005s | um there's not a new like dungeon to go |
| 6007s | into for there's not a new model to go |
| 6009s | into it there's not new like it's not |
| 6010s | new gameplay uh environment to explore |
| 6014s | for the challenge to complete these |
| 6016s | things like it's it's designed to |
| 6017s | integrate with what's already there |
| 6020s | um so it's it's kind of debatable if |
| 6022s | that counts as new content or not I |
| 6024s | think it does |
| 6025s | um yeah but I know that that would be |
| 6027s | challenged by a lot of people |
| 6030s | a zip in |
| 6032s | um decided or confirmed if um |
| 6035s | we're getting a new dungeon before 1.0 |
| 6038s | no no okay |
| 6040s | there was no it hasn't been decided or |
| 6042s | confirmed not no we're not getting one |
| 6043s | got it yeah okay so just to be clear I |
| 6047s | was answering the question I don't know |
| 6049s | it's fine yeah I'm really hoping your |
| 6051s | guys's plan for sets is an augmentation |
| 6054s | system designed around a dungeon in |
| 6056s | order to say yes or no you don't have to |
| 6058s | blank I'm just like a blanket statement |
| 6060s | I'm hope I think that would be really |
| 6062s | really fun just like how you can augment |
| 6064s | a unique to turn into a legendary in one |
| 6066s | I think it'd be really cool yeah for a |
| 6068s | dungeon |
| 6069s | um |
| 6071s | I will say that the you know here's what |
| 6073s | I'll give you the the the thing we're |
| 6075s | going with was oh here we go okay let's |
| 6079s | hear it I never thought we'd I it was it |
| 6081s | was I thought it was I didn't think it'd |
| 6083s | be possible yeah okay like I heard the |
| 6085s | suggestion before and it was sort of |
| 6086s | like a |
| 6087s | when we decided for the meeting someone |
| 6089s | was like I can't I can't remember who |
| 6091s | said it but someone kind of said it as a |
| 6092s | joke |
| 6093s | and then someone else was like I mean we |
| 6095s | could do that |
| 6097s | and everyone's like are you sure |
| 6100s | I was like okay well if we can do that |
| 6102s | can we do that like let's do that |
| 6104s | that's how I felt when you're like we |
| 6107s | could have you have like multiple Golems |
| 6109s | I'm like wait a second take a second |
| 6112s | yeah what are you talking about like |
| 6116s | nerfed Golems versus a bunch of little |
| 6117s | ones no just big ones but you got to |
| 6120s | give something up I was like okay that's |
| 6121s | it like that was the idea yeah it's done |
| 6124s | let's let's bake it out from there |
| 6127s | no that is okay so you're not telling me |
| 6130s | anything but you can tell me you were |
| 6131s | surprised that it was it was green lit |
| 6133s | yeah I'll accept that yeah |
| 6136s | I will accept that |
| 6139s | all the best all the best features that |
| 6141s | we end up with are I'm always surprised |
| 6142s | or we get green light because I'm like |
| 6144s | like the item faction system |
| 6147s | we were |
| 6149s | like a long time ago we're like can we |
| 6150s | do both no there's no way we can do both |
| 6152s | like we abandoned doing both years ago |
| 6154s | like we could do it we have the |
| 6156s | technology yeah yeah it's it's always |
| 6159s | the same person that that like says like |
| 6161s | no we can do that |
| 6166s | feel free to just put it on the bottom |
| 6168s | of chat I will read it oh I like Mike I |
| 6171s | like this question I didn't tell this |
| 6173s | person to ask this question on the |
| 6175s | subject of golems with Aaron's will |
| 6177s | making you unable to use summon skeleton |
| 6179s | was there ever a consideration to make |
| 6181s | the skeleton tree affect Golem in some |
| 6184s | manner oh man that would be awesome |
| 6187s | I don't know we putting points into |
| 6188s | seven skeletons actually does something |
| 6191s | for Golems outside of plus three |
| 6192s | skeletons |
| 6195s | yeah |
| 6196s | um I I don't think that ever came up I |
| 6199s | don't remember |
| 6200s | I mean I just I I couldn't believe what |
| 6203s | I already got so I didn't try and push |
| 6205s | for anything more to be quite honest I |
| 6210s | I think is this a problem that you're |
| 6212s | kind of burning a slot for |
| 6216s | um for guns like you're burning your one |
| 6218s | of your one of your skills like this is |
| 6219s | kind of one of the costs you're like |
| 6220s | you're paying this skill slot to get |
| 6222s | that extra is it worth giving up a skill |
| 6224s | to get a singular full-size extra Golem |
| 6227s | but what he's saying or she is that you |
| 6230s | know which I mean this is you know you |
| 6232s | put on the item yeah |
| 6234s | and then like the skill tree changes or |
| 6236s | no just have to have it in the skill |
| 6238s | tree already like off in a corner or |
| 6240s | something yeah I don't I don't know that |
| 6242s | would be awesome though yeah it's it |
| 6243s | would be hard to it's hard to quantify |
| 6245s | but the |
| 6246s | um |
| 6247s | I I think the |
| 6250s | complexity it'd be extremely high there |
| 6254s | um and because you don't because there's |
| 6256s | so many others I think the reason why |
| 6257s | because this did come up about like is |
| 6259s | this a problem that you are burning a |
| 6261s | skill tree specialization slot for |
| 6264s | having that extra Golem that's like is |
| 6265s | this a problem we decided no it wasn't a |
| 6267s | problem |
| 6268s | um partially because |
| 6269s | most of these scale most of the extra |
| 6271s | Golems you earn you can earn are from |
| 6273s | outside of the tree |
| 6276s | um and there is uh and it's one it's one |
| 6279s | full Golem from the tree so it's sort of |
| 6281s | like you're never like |
| 6283s | um like the amount you can get there's |
| 6285s | no there's never like a a fraction |
| 6287s | you're like oh I I'm like most of the |
| 6289s | way to the next one and if I could take |
| 6290s | the shirt I just get a little bit extra |
| 6291s | it's like it's always a full Golem for |
| 6293s | the whole tree |
| 6295s | um |
| 6296s | and |
| 6297s | uh transplant it's a pretty sweet no |
| 6301s | point skill still |
| 6304s | um so like we're like looking at like |
| 6305s | are there are there options to put on |
| 6307s | your bar as like a non-specialized skill |
| 6309s | that are still good to have on your bar |
| 6311s | as necromancer |
| 6313s | yeah so you could put on like well you |
| 6316s | don't get |
| 6318s | you don't get uh skeletons but you could |
| 6320s | turn up put on transplant you get a free |
| 6322s | movement skill on your bar right or like |
| 6323s | eventually the base of bone curse is |
| 6325s | pretty great yeah that's true like |
| 6329s | um so there's there's options for things |
| 6331s | you can do still uh that's like |
| 6334s | unspecialized skills that are that's if |
| 6336s | you really want to push that goal in |
| 6337s | that hard if you want to if you want to |
| 6338s | put all those eggs in that basket you |
| 6340s | can |
| 6341s | um |
| 6341s | and have it not be terrible |
| 6347s | do you have any plans to add of adding |
| 6349s | in-game content to actual world maps or |
| 6352s | uh at the moment you never go back to |
| 6354s | these Maps after you go through them |
| 6355s | once in the story yeah this is |
| 6359s | um |
| 6360s | this this was one of the original |
| 6362s | endgame systems that we had planned in |
| 6364s | Kickstarter actually was going back to |
| 6366s | maps and having them be scaled up and |
| 6367s | having them be special challenges and |
| 6369s | things like that |
| 6370s | um |
| 6371s | and there was other immune systems that |
| 6372s | interacted with that that we never we |
| 6374s | never really unveiled or explored at all |
| 6376s | um |
| 6377s | and all that did get scrapped |
| 6380s | um on yeah gone but uh I I think there's |
| 6385s | still room for things like that to |
| 6387s | happen especially |
| 6389s | um when the campaign finishes when we |
| 6391s | when we get those extra chapters that |
| 6393s | aren't in the game yet and those get |
| 6395s | those get added in post 1.0 |
| 6398s | um |
| 6398s | like finished like for the the main |
| 6400s | storyline finish I think there's more |
| 6402s | opportunity for kind of like higher |
| 6405s | level chapters to still be relevant a |
| 6407s | little bit |
| 6409s | um |
| 6410s | without needing to scale them but uh it |
| 6413s | could be possible still and and I think |
| 6414s | it's actually good that we have that as |
| 6416s | a |
| 6418s | um like an opportunity and we we kind of |
| 6422s | tried to bring that back a little bit |
| 6425s | um |
| 6427s | with with the keys with the dungeons so |
| 6430s | like there is there's there's this like |
| 6432s | like the server has end game content and |
| 6434s | you have to go into a spot in the world |
| 6436s | to get there and everything |
| 6438s | um |
| 6440s | now there's |
| 6442s | you just portal there so it doesn't |
| 6444s | really feel like it is as much and the |
| 6446s | the lack of continuous open World |
| 6451s | um which we're not planning on adding |
| 6454s | um kinda kind of limits the |
| 6457s | the feel you can have from these these |
| 6460s | spaces in in the campaign I guess that's |
| 6463s | all I'm doing that |
| 6464s | if there was the whole thing would have |
| 6467s | to be |
| 6469s | um |
| 6470s | like |
| 6472s | uh like like have like like small quests |
| 6475s | and missions to actually go into the |
| 6476s | world with specific challenges and goals |
| 6477s | because because the goal in the campaign |
| 6479s | normally is just go to the next Zone |
| 6481s | advance the story thing yeah |
| 6484s | it's it's one of those things that I I |
| 6486s | think there's room for us to explore in |
| 6487s | the future but we don't have any plans |
| 6489s | specific plans for it at the moment |
| 6491s | okay how many more teasers do you have |
| 6496s | one two three three |
| 6501s | four |
| 6503s | arguably five |
| 6505s | oh my gosh should we do one right now |
| 6507s | let's do it right now all right let's do |
| 6509s | one right now while you're doing that I |
| 6512s | can save some for next week too that's a |
| 6513s | terrible idea |
| 6515s | how about a radio feature like you have |
| 6518s | a list of songs in game you could choose |
| 6520s | what track you want to listen to it was |
| 6522s | in RuneScape like once you get to a new |
| 6524s | Zone to unlock it would that be possible |
| 6526s | I think that's an awesome idea I love it |
| 6529s | um I don't know if it's possible I don't |
| 6532s | see why not but I I don't know about the |
| 6535s | audio system to really tell you for sure |
| 6537s | um |
| 6539s | well I love that idea if you have a |
| 6540s | suggestion head over to the forums and |
| 6542s | leave it enough oh there you go |
| 6545s | I'm gonna toss this one up real quick |
| 6547s | it's another comparison shot |
| 6548s | environmental comparison shot |
| 6553s | uh so this is the old one |
| 6556s | uh just a frame of reference and |
| 6559s | and here's the new one |
| 6564s | yeah trying to shelf lighting lighting |
| 6566s | stuff much there |
| 6569s | that's a I mean it's a big difference |
| 6571s | yeah |
| 6573s | and it's it's I want to make it clear as |
| 6576s | well this is more |
| 6578s | um developing the tools this is this is |
| 6580s | sort of like screenshots for Tool |
| 6581s | development in order to hand those tools |
| 6583s | off to level designs so they can create |
| 6585s | the environments uh better themselves |
| 6592s | and let's just hear speaking of this |
| 6595s | sort of thing here's this video is a |
| 6598s | little choppy |
| 6599s | um because it's changing a lot of stuff |
| 6601s | on the Fly here's a little video clip |
| 6603s | that I hope we'll play yeah that's got |
| 6606s | it it's the same Zone |
| 6610s | um and then there's just like a new |
| 6613s | graphics profile is being loaded each |
| 6615s | time |
| 6616s | and you can see like the |
| 6618s | the like significant difference that |
| 6620s | happens every time it jumps and every |
| 6622s | time there's like it freezes for a |
| 6623s | second and jumps it's |
| 6625s | the the it's the exact same area and all |
| 6628s | the same all the models are the same the |
| 6630s | only thing that's changing is like |
| 6631s | lighting and Graphics profiles |
| 6634s | um |
| 6635s | and so these are these are the types of |
| 6637s | things we're working on and exploring as |
| 6639s | far as polish goes |
| 6641s | um and and this this polish and this |
| 6643s | level of of new tools and new things |
| 6646s | that were that we're bringing to |
| 6648s | um to our level design team to be able |
| 6650s | to work with is I think I think gonna |
| 6652s | make |
| 6655s | um make the environments really stand |
| 6657s | out and be unique and and look cool and |
| 6660s | like even even be able to take the same |
| 6661s | environment and like we're just saying |
| 6662s | talking about earlier with like going |
| 6664s | back into the the campaign and like |
| 6666s | replaying things |
| 6667s | um but like maybe there's like a quest |
| 6669s | that goes back to the campaign and |
| 6671s | um you can evoke uh time travel or a |
| 6674s | shift that happened in the timeline or |
| 6676s | something by changing the lighting |
| 6678s | really heavily with what's playing right |
| 6679s | now with the those big fire flares |
| 6681s | that's happening it's like oh something |
| 6682s | changed and suddenly the world's on fire |
| 6685s | and like it's the same Zone nothing's |
| 6688s | changed except the lighting's really |
| 6689s | different it feels new |
| 6691s | um I think it's really cool |
| 6693s | but when you talk about like randomized |
| 6696s | events it's like |
| 6698s | this this stuff pops up no it's not like |
| 6701s | that this is not what I'm talking about |
| 6703s | with that now okay that would be cool |
| 6705s | though |
| 6706s | I mean that would be sweet yeah like |
| 6708s | like okay so we're talking about we're |
| 6709s | talking about things that would be sweet |
| 6711s | yeah like a random event where you're |
| 6713s | walking along and uh you there's there's |
| 6716s | like a witch sitting on the ground and |
| 6718s | and she like raining fire yeah yeah and |
| 6721s | like the whole lighting of the zone |
| 6722s | changes and suddenly it looks like |
| 6724s | there's a d and a demon starts crawling |
| 6726s | out of a pit in the ground that she |
| 6727s | opens up and it's like the whole the |
| 6730s | whole lighting environment changes while |
| 6731s | it's there and then the boss fight ends |
| 6733s | and it goes back to normal so so that |
| 6735s | would be amazing that would be super |
| 6736s | cool that would be awesome yeah yes this |
| 6738s | is the type of of Technology we're |
| 6740s | trying to develop for the graphics and |
| 6742s | Lighting systems so that we can do |
| 6744s | things like that if we wanted to |
| 6747s | um |
| 6747s | that looks awesome yeah |
| 6750s | that looks awesome right there yeah |
| 6753s | Star Wars kind of like a Battlefield |
| 6757s | yeah that is cool |
| 6760s | question on seasons will anything carry |
| 6762s | over or Cycles sorry no oh um like uh |
| 6768s | your uh MTX like visual cosmetic MTX |
| 6772s | cosmetic cosmetic cosmetic ncx okay I |
| 6776s | just feel compelled to say it like six |
| 6777s | times |
| 6780s | no pay to win yeah |
| 6785s | I like that lighting one that's pretty |
| 6787s | cool |
| 6792s | uh almost caught up |
| 6797s | oh we're so close to the end of the |
| 6798s | stream I'm just gonna I'm just gonna |
| 6799s | we're going we're going hard here let's |
| 6801s | let's continue on a theme |
| 6803s | um there's also some weather system |
| 6805s | stuff we've been working on |
| 6808s | um so here is here is uh a rainstorm |
| 6812s | that starts |
| 6814s | and you can see the the world reacting |
| 6816s | to the rainstorm |
| 6818s | as uh as it picks up in those puddles |
| 6821s | forming and then the rain starts showing |
| 6823s | up in the puddles |
| 6825s | I really like this one |
| 6833s | it's subtle it's not huge but like |
| 6837s | the fact that you can have the zone |
| 6838s | change as you're playing I think is |
| 6842s | really cool |
| 6844s | okay question now if the player started |
| 6847s | moving is there like splashes on their |
| 6849s | feet when they walk I don't think so in |
| 6852s | this example but oh that would be |
| 6854s | awesome I I think that yeah I think |
| 6855s | that's probably the reason why they're |
| 6856s | not walking right now okay just to not |
| 6860s | just make it clear that's not happening |
| 6861s | but yeah I I think that's this is the |
| 6864s | sort of stuff like that where we've got |
| 6865s | people working on the like the Polish |
| 6867s | and and like small like this they're not |
| 6870s | really gigantic like headline news |
| 6874s | um |
| 6875s | changes and improvements and things like |
| 6877s | that but there's a lot of there's a lot |
| 6878s | of room for tons of little changes that |
| 6881s | I think are are just gonna bring Epoch |
| 6883s | into the into 1.0 with uh like just just |
| 6887s | better and better quality and that's |
| 6888s | that's a lot over pushing right now |
| 6890s | well I mean you put all of this together |
| 6893s | yeah maybe individually one thing isn't |
| 6895s | huge for like a season or cycle but if |
| 6898s | you put them all together exactly that |
| 6899s | polish that quality that |
| 6902s | being in conversations with all the big |
| 6904s | boys like for sure like this is the kind |
| 6906s | of stuff this is the kind of stuff |
| 6907s | that's absolutely needed I love that |
| 6909s | yeah and we need more Golems that's for |
| 6913s | sure |
| 6914s | uh required any plans for wasd movement |
| 6919s | nothing specific but I would really like |
| 6920s | to get it in because it's basically just |
| 6923s | um remapping a controller input that we |
| 6924s | already have yep like realizing that's |
| 6927s | all it is |
| 6928s | um so like it's it's one of those that's |
| 6930s | one of those things that like it's |
| 6932s | doable it's possible we don't have the |
| 6934s | time to assign someone to it right now |
| 6936s | um |
| 6937s | the like get getting those core gameplay |
| 6940s | quality polish in there that sort of |
| 6942s | stuff like that's that's what we need to |
| 6943s | do and um |
| 6946s | and it pains me to say it because it |
| 6949s | does it does fall into for some people |
| 6951s | an accessibility feature which is really |
| 6953s | important to us |
| 6955s | um and we are we are working on that |
| 6956s | sort of stuff like um I know there's a |
| 6958s | question about translation that I saw |
| 6959s | earlier that I didn't answer I'm sorry |
| 6962s | um I think it was asking if there was |
| 6963s | going to be a German translation and um |
| 6965s | yes I believe there is going to be |
| 6967s | German translation |
| 6968s | um and I said last week that it was |
| 6971s | going to be efigs plus something and I |
| 6973s | was wrong I apologize Italian is not on |
| 6976s | the initial list |
| 6979s | but the others are in epics so if |
| 6983s | and there's something else too there's |
| 6984s | there's |
| 6985s | um |
| 6986s | I know he has the answer to this I'm |
| 6988s | sorry uh to call you out like that but I |
| 6991s | know you've got the right answer because |
| 6992s | I answered it for you |
| 6993s | uh |
| 6994s | and there was there was an interview I |
| 6996s | think on the ninth |
| 6998s | of December last year that we had that |
| 7000s | with the right answer was said |
| 7002s | um I just don't remember what they all |
| 7004s | are |
| 7005s | sorry |
| 7008s | um but I think it might be the same |
| 7009s | languages that are |
| 7012s | um in this because you can pick your |
| 7013s | chat language when you first log in |
| 7017s | and I think it might just be all of |
| 7018s | those languages |
| 7019s | I'm sorry |
| 7020s | any plans |
| 7023s | talks roundtables around a potential |
| 7027s | futuristic era yeah |
| 7030s | um darks with freaking laser beams yeah |
| 7034s | we've we've talked about it for sure |
| 7037s | um I think it's it's one of those things |
| 7039s | that |
| 7041s | uh |
| 7043s | it's really good that we have that |
| 7045s | available as a thing to explore uh when |
| 7050s | we've run out of ideas |
| 7052s | hahaha uh foreign |
| 7055s | uh cycle 37 yeah futuristic era |
| 7060s | something like that like we we I I think |
| 7062s | that's that's one of those things where |
| 7063s | it's like |
| 7064s | um like it's not we we haven't sat down |
| 7067s | and said there's no way we'll ever do it |
| 7068s | or anything like that it's it's more of |
| 7071s | a |
| 7072s | um when we need it for to keep things |
| 7076s | fresh we'll we'll we'll look at that but |
| 7078s | it's not something in our like initial |
| 7081s | vision for the game yeah |
| 7084s | it's in the back pocket yeah we need |
| 7087s | something we need something yeah uh |
| 7089s | petition to change Aaron's will to a a |
| 7091s | Ron's will we need to do that for sure |
| 7095s | you done messed up whoops my bad |
| 7098s | um |
| 7100s | I mean |
| 7101s | okay I got a cool one here uh another is |
| 7104s | this the last one no |
| 7108s | I want to just look it oh my gosh the |
| 7110s | positioning is wrong what how do I ruin |
| 7112s | this here we go fixing it |
| 7115s | I'm locking it I'm trying to sing it |
| 7117s | over our face is gonna be cut off go |
| 7118s | high I'll go low |
| 7120s | do it |
| 7123s | so this is um I we we are working on and |
| 7127s | this is a very early render still from a |
| 7130s | video clip |
| 7132s | um |
| 7133s | we are working on a fully CGI cinematic |
| 7136s | trailer for the game it's in uh early |
| 7140s | stages right now |
| 7143s | um |
| 7144s | so there's like a it's like a story |
| 7146s | piece cinematic |
| 7148s | um so this is you're playing the |
| 7150s | campaign and something happens and then |
| 7153s | this it transitions to this uh I don't |
| 7156s | know if I had to guess if I so I haven't |
| 7159s | I haven't seen it |
| 7161s | um but if I had to guess from what I've |
| 7164s | heard I think it's more of a |
| 7167s | um either like a uh either it's like not |
| 7169s | in the game at all and it's it's more of |
| 7171s | a like this will be on YouTube and you |
| 7173s | can see it type thing to like learn |
| 7175s | about the games I think or it'll be like |
| 7176s | you turn the game on and the first time |
| 7178s | you start the game this is like the |
| 7179s | intro to the game of like |
| 7181s | like let's like kick off the kick off |
| 7183s | everything before you even like get to |
| 7185s | character select that's what I I would |
| 7187s | guess it is but I don't know I'm sorry |
| 7191s | it's true it is early and I've got I've |
| 7194s | got a second still from that as well |
| 7195s | that I'll share |
| 7198s | this this one's the one I really like my |
| 7200s | favorite |
| 7201s | that that little trailer image is for |
| 7203s | sure the ancient era you could see the |
| 7206s | chains in the background for like the |
| 7208s | little floating flying City thing |
| 7211s | got some Easter eggs in there |
| 7214s | I think you'll see this more even more |
| 7217s | there |
| 7219s | uh yeah well there you go yeah |
| 7222s | um so yeah those those that's uh ancient |
| 7225s | era for sure |
| 7227s | um |
| 7229s | very early |
| 7230s | uh okay I was told to stress that this |
| 7233s | is early it's in like test footage stage |
| 7236s | um yeah |
| 7239s | I think this is something that we've |
| 7241s | actually like |
| 7242s | um gone out of house to do |
| 7245s | when we had Kyle the Lore Master from |
| 7249s | ehg on my podcast and we went through |
| 7252s | everything he I mean he talked about |
| 7254s | publicly the ancient era kind of moving |
| 7259s | that way in the campaign and the |
| 7260s | explanation for this like |
| 7263s | you know floating city you see that is |
| 7265s | tied down by chains I'm gonna guess this |
| 7268s | has something to do with that obviously |
| 7270s | so that's cool I like that oh yeah I |
| 7274s | know he's been really involved with uh |
| 7276s | the content of that video |
| 7281s | yeah so we are we're at time |
| 7284s | um I'm gonna go a little bit over here |
| 7286s | if there's see if there's any questions |
| 7288s | that were that we just any final |
| 7290s | questions put them in the bottom yeah |
| 7292s | let's see if I got anything over here |
| 7298s | uh I got all the questions asked on my |
| 7301s | end |
| 7305s | oh I got one colored |
| 7308s | colored beams so like I we you've talked |
| 7311s | about functionality you can't just have |
| 7312s | a loot filter where there's a million |
| 7313s | beams but like what if it's like one or |
| 7315s | two like hey if hybrid Health drops |
| 7318s | I get to collect ice I can select a |
| 7320s | color for this beam epic something like |
| 7322s | that in loot filter we we actually have |
| 7324s | talked we actually recently had a |
| 7326s | meeting about uh loop filter changes |
| 7329s | okay |
| 7330s | um uh selecting custom beams is not |
| 7334s | something we've decided to add |
| 7337s | okay |
| 7339s | okay yeah |
| 7341s | sorry |
| 7342s | and then anything about future sockets |
| 7346s | and I know you're gonna say the crafting |
| 7348s | system is sockets outside of crafting |
| 7350s | yes |
| 7351s | um no not nothing's we don't have any |
| 7354s | plans for sockets at the moment |
| 7357s | um yeah and |
| 7360s | um when we do eventually so sockets is |
| 7364s | one of those things that's I would call |
| 7365s | that a core expectation of most arpg |
| 7368s | players to have a socket style system |
| 7370s | somewhere in the game |
| 7371s | yep whether that's like uh Poes is with |
| 7375s | their skill system it's it's wildly |
| 7376s | different than d2s but it's still kind |
| 7378s | of that similar socket style system |
| 7381s | um mechanically at least like of of like |
| 7384s | that that functional process of taking |
| 7387s | two items and combining them together |
| 7388s | and having them actually be physical |
| 7389s | things and you know all that sort of |
| 7391s | stuff and |
| 7393s | um |
| 7394s | we do we've we've toyed with slotting |
| 7398s | that in a few places |
| 7400s | socketing that into the game in a few |
| 7401s | places but |
| 7403s | um none of them have really come |
| 7405s | together the way we wanted them to and |
| 7408s | got it |
| 7409s | um I I'd be surprised if one doesn't |
| 7412s | find its way in |
| 7414s | um there's I know there's a couple |
| 7416s | sort of back burner plans that that have |
| 7419s | continued to float around |
| 7421s | um with regards to sockets or socket |
| 7422s | style system |
| 7424s | um |
| 7425s | maybe even one of them something that |
| 7427s | was named a name that was dropped from |
| 7429s | development that has that's that the |
| 7431s | name would probably come back relating |
| 7433s | to sockets |
| 7434s | cool awesome |
| 7438s | I like that do you want to hit M really |
| 7441s | quick and show them the ancient era map |
| 7446s | for the little chained area oh oh yeah |
| 7450s | uh yeah so so the images he showed I |
| 7454s | think it's left there it is so this what |
| 7457s | Temple of a terror right so you see the |
| 7460s | chains on it so that's the Cinematic |
| 7462s | something to do with |
| 7465s | this thing yeah |
| 7467s | I |
| 7468s | literally like I I the what I can say |
| 7471s | about it is |
| 7473s | um just from a player's perspective |
| 7476s | because I actually don't have any |
| 7478s | information extra on it |
| 7479s | um but this is this is I agree with you |
| 7481s | that this is what I think of when I see |
| 7483s | those Chains It's for sure that yeah I'm |
| 7487s | sorry I can't say that I I I don't know |
| 7490s | for sure you think it's this yeah I'm |
| 7493s | with you I'm with you I'd be pretty I'd |
| 7495s | be pretty shocked if it wasn't |
| 7497s | right |
| 7498s | oh yeah |
| 7501s | oh |
| 7503s | oh you missed one from guilty |
| 7506s | I've been skipping guilty stuff |
| 7511s | guns he wants an MTX to change his wear |
| 7515s | bear into a panda and what else does he |
| 7519s | want I don't know more a fully player |
| 7521s | generated economy on the merchants and a |
| 7523s | full player generated economy |
| 7526s | and a passive reset button there you go |
| 7528s | uh the only one I'll say maybe on is the |
| 7530s | fastest reset button because I'm still |
| 7531s | pushing for it myself well you guys |
| 7534s | slipped up when uh you and Judd were |
| 7536s | streaming and you're like oh we already |
| 7538s | have that and we know that you |
| 7539s | internally already have it I said |
| 7542s | earlier today too actually |
| 7544s | I know yeah um |
| 7547s | ring comparison bug sorry if I missed it |
| 7551s | I talked Mike knows the ring comparison |
| 7553s | thing is funny there's |
| 7555s | um like the this is just getting the |
| 7558s | comparison tooltip in general in sucked |
| 7562s | um and it's possible to add another one |
| 7564s | then we probably will like we'll we'll |
| 7566s | get that in eventually |
| 7568s | um but oh it's tedious and oh it's a |
| 7570s | pain |
| 7572s | the ring comparison it's not just |
| 7575s | looking for it's also off-end comparison |
| 7576s | to there you go yeah because if you've |
| 7579s | got two one-handed swords equipped |
| 7581s | um and you've got a sorting inventory it |
| 7582s | compares to one not the other |
| 7584s | and you gotta switch them to compare to |
| 7586s | the first one or the second one yeah |
| 7587s | right that's that's something that needs |
| 7590s | to get in |
| 7593s | I think we're good Mike if that's all |
| 7595s | the teasers I don't see any other |
| 7596s | questions wonderful |
| 7599s | yes also there's no question just hope |
| 7601s | you're fixing more bugs yes bug fixing |
| 7602s | is when I say polish and I said polish |
| 7605s | like 80 times the stream |
| 7606s | um a huge part of Polish is bug fixing |
| 7609s | uh that's that's a lot of what what |
| 7611s | polish is is it's yeah it's bug fixing |
| 7614s | yeah so yes we are definitely fixing |
| 7616s | bugs all the time there's people who uh |
| 7620s | they'll spend an entire week and just |
| 7622s | fixing bugs |
| 7625s | the bug fixers you're not a bug fixer I |
| 7627s | fix bugs all the time |
| 7630s | uh |
| 7633s | everyone Cycles in and out of things |
| 7634s | there that they're doing so like so I |
| 7636s | said spend a week because you don't |
| 7637s | spend oh that would be kind of tedious |
| 7640s | to only be doing that ever and never |
| 7642s | unplugging anything new so I mean primer |
| 7644s | says we will never not fix bugs rhymers |
| 7648s | been listening the whole time always |
| 7650s | dang it I know |
| 7653s | awesome Mike this has been great thank |
| 7656s | you for the invitation |
| 7658s | um really enjoyed playing thank you for |
| 7660s | carrying me through some of the game and |
| 7663s | uh showing me what's possible with the |
| 7665s | sorcerer class and answering questions |
| 7666s | and teasers yes I had a blast thanks for |
| 7669s | coming on |
| 7670s | um it'll make your your hundreds this |
| 7673s | yeah if anyone didn't know this is in |
| 7674s | honor of your 100th Dev chat video |
| 7677s | yes my Saturn well I watched the stream |
| 7680s | Saturday I put together the dev chat |
| 7682s | which is the bake breakdown from Mike's |
| 7683s | Friday stream and today is Dev chat 100 |
| 7687s | which just sounds |
| 7689s | I can't even I can't even believe it's |
| 7691s | been a hundred Mike it's awesome |
| 7693s | streaming a while now yeah I'm just |
| 7695s | gonna sell a Belgian waffle thank you |
| 7696s | very much sneaking under the wire love |
| 7699s | it |
| 7699s | um that's that's gonna do it for us |
| 7701s | today |
| 7701s | um thank you everyone for coming out uh |
| 7704s | I had a great time I hope you did too I |
| 7706s | hope you did too Aaron |
| 7708s | um I did if anyone if you didn't get |
| 7710s | your question answered and you would |
| 7711s | like it to get answered please head on |
| 7712s | over to our Discord this is channel I'll |
| 7715s | be happy to answer it |
| 7716s | um we will not be having stream next |
| 7718s | week so we're taking a week off uh we |
| 7720s | will be back up and running again the |
| 7722s | week after that so the next stream will |
| 7724s | be on the 14th |
| 7726s | um |
| 7727s | we are yeah we're around we're active on |
| 7731s | all sorts of platforms to get questions |
| 7732s | and answers for any sorts of stuff |
| 7734s | um |
| 7736s | yeah |
| 7737s | that's about it anything else |
| 7741s | you're all awesome bye |
| 7744s | all right uh let's go |
| 7749s | I'm looking I'm sure it's ready I'm |
| 7751s | gonna slip to to bump over to someone |
| 7755s | as anyone |
| 7757s | most of them aren't in English which I |
| 7758s | feel bad sending an English stream to a |
| 7760s | non-english stream just because much |
| 7761s | people won't know what's going on |
| 7763s | I mean like what is happening |
| 7769s | let's go say hi to someone that has |
| 7771s | zero people right now which we'll fix oh |
| 7773s | they're gonna be excited |
| 7777s | I was I love doing that I love I love |
| 7779s | hopping into streams that have no one |
| 7781s | watching and watching they're just like |
| 7783s | I love doing like that what uh what oh |
| 7785s | it's my favorite it's my favorite all |
| 7787s | right have a good day everyone see you |
| 7788s | later |
| 7788s | you've been wonderful |